tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25645500931308730922018-11-19T02:05:56.241-07:00A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOWWhithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.comBlogger602125amommyslifewithatouchofyellowhttps://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-63469712561928522982015-12-02T00:00:00.000-07:002015-12-02T00:00:00.132-07:00Ooey Gooey Holiday Chex Mix {And gift idea}<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z2lMOGHxOHI/Vl3b9gXBtvI/AAAAAAAAU3o/jcs_aNFUULU/s1600/holidaychexmix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z2lMOGHxOHI/Vl3b9gXBtvI/AAAAAAAAU3o/jcs_aNFUULU/s640/holidaychexmix.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey y'all! I have missed you so much. I know I have not been the best blogger lately I have had a crazy few months but I have a whole new makeover, name, design and blog concept coming your way very soon. I was going to wait to blog until that was all ready and done, but i just knew I had to share a couple posts with you this month that you are not going to want to miss. So for a few more weeks I'll be blogging here and then with the new year comes the new blog. I am so excited and cannot wait to share what I have up my sleeve!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So this past week my family and I drove to Temecula, California for an amazing Thanksgiving break with my family at my sister's house. It was a blast and I love any moment my family, from all over, can come together and play games, eat feasts, talk, laugh and just be together. I was in heaven and my boys were in heaven playing with all their cousins. Anyway while I was there I decided to whip up this yummy treat for us all to snack on while feasts were being made, movies were being watched and games were being played the week we were there. I knew I would love it and it was yummy but it was a HUGE hit with the whole family. I probably should have made two batches we gobbled it all right up and it was so perfect for chatting and playing games. I knew I had to share it all with you so that you could enjoy it too, so when we got home and all unpacked I whipped up another batch for my family to enjoy here at home and take pictures to share with all of you! No go make it you will not regret it. Its the holidays we are allowed to eat treats this month :)</div><div style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Ingredients</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XJgCVOIZju4/Vl3cAM0BJWI/AAAAAAAAU3w/PsqJVeHJn9U/s1600/ingredients%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XJgCVOIZju4/Vl3cAM0BJWI/AAAAAAAAU3w/PsqJVeHJn9U/s640/ingredients%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">-1 box rice chex cereal&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Sugar 1 1/2 cups&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Light corn syrup 1 1/2 cups&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Vanilla 1 TBSP</div><div style="text-align: left;">-salted butter 2 sticks&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-sweetened coconut 1 bag</div><div style="text-align: left;">-slivered almonds 1 cup</div><div style="text-align: left;">-M&amp;Ms&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Chocolate chips&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Cooking Spray&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">_large bowl&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Directions</span></b>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JtNus7H0CDg/Vl3cBCZ4l8I/AAAAAAAAU34/K5meqLTe_-w/s1600/butter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JtNus7H0CDg/Vl3cBCZ4l8I/AAAAAAAAU34/K5meqLTe_-w/s640/butter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First you are going to cube the two sticks of butter (for quicker melting time) and place them in a sauce pan on medium heat and let melt completely&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Yn05ATkXR0/Vl3cC3hqAtI/AAAAAAAAU4A/eCjomVuHeV4/s1600/drymix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Yn05ATkXR0/Vl3cC3hqAtI/AAAAAAAAU4A/eCjomVuHeV4/s640/drymix.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">While the butter is melting, spray a large mixing bowl with cooking spray, then pour in the chex cereal, coconut, and almonds and mix up well (I crushed the almonds into smaller pieces before I added them with a rolling pin)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cVLtZNgGEBQ/Vl3cEbNP0YI/AAAAAAAAU4I/74XhMRj9Fws/s1600/goomix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cVLtZNgGEBQ/Vl3cEbNP0YI/AAAAAAAAU4I/74XhMRj9Fws/s640/goomix.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Once the butter is melted add the sugar and corn syrup and bring to a boil. Once it is to a boil add the vanilla and stir for 3 minutes.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oia_mP7pZNI/Vl3cFIpjVmI/AAAAAAAAU4Q/9KRnScAtq0E/s1600/gooeymix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oia_mP7pZNI/Vl3cFIpjVmI/AAAAAAAAU4Q/9KRnScAtq0E/s640/gooeymix.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Take off heat and pour over the dry mix in the bowl, mix it completely until all the cereal an dry mix is covered completely by the ooey gooey ingredients.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SCtQNiQJfl0/Vl3cIKEZmoI/AAAAAAAAU4c/Vxbnn6lJQY4/s1600/cooling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SCtQNiQJfl0/Vl3cIKEZmoI/AAAAAAAAU4c/Vxbnn6lJQY4/s640/cooling.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mgWn6i8fKW8/Vl3yKifNBqI/AAAAAAAAU5g/XseCRcXMCS0/s1600/pans.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mgWn6i8fKW8/Vl3yKifNBqI/AAAAAAAAU5g/XseCRcXMCS0/s640/pans.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper and lay out the mix flat onto it until it has cooled.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gF3yt9XaiEA/Vl3cHSmb0XI/AAAAAAAAU4Y/IdyXoeSW3Yc/s1600/alldone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gF3yt9XaiEA/Vl3cHSmb0XI/AAAAAAAAU4Y/IdyXoeSW3Yc/s640/alldone.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Once the mix is completely cooled add the M&amp;Ms and chocolate chips (white chocolate chips are yummy too) and place back in the mixing bowl and cover with a lip so it is air tight. You want it to stay ooey gooey and not dry out so if you don't have a large bowl with a lid place in a container that had a lid.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tzKCW4Viq1c/Vl3cKFhU3CI/AAAAAAAAU4k/r0cUMa-mXeM/s1600/addicting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tzKCW4Viq1c/Vl3cKFhU3CI/AAAAAAAAU4k/r0cUMa-mXeM/s640/addicting.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And enjoy! I am telling you this mix is so addicting and so yummy to snack on while you decorate the tree, do laundry, clean, or when you do just about anything. It is December diets can wait until January...Am I right?! :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vf-OLO81DIo/Vl3cKf1li2I/AAAAAAAAU4o/YupdAZDb-do/s1600/chexmix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vf-OLO81DIo/Vl3cKf1li2I/AAAAAAAAU4o/YupdAZDb-do/s640/chexmix.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qE4tFp9cHs8/Vl3cMBWVo5I/AAAAAAAAU40/ksP3_Yfwv-A/s1600/christmas%2Btag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qE4tFp9cHs8/Vl3cMBWVo5I/AAAAAAAAU40/ksP3_Yfwv-A/s320/christmas%2Btag.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cj9JVFPaevc/Vl3cO2JoZ-I/AAAAAAAAU48/gfFrPD79i7k/s1600/neighborgiftidea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cj9JVFPaevc/Vl3cO2JoZ-I/AAAAAAAAU48/gfFrPD79i7k/s640/neighborgiftidea.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After I made this mix for my family this last weekend and everyone loved it I knew it would make the perfect neighbor treat gift...so neighbors prepare to get one of these on your door step this month :)&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3oTW7ZvmonY/Vl3cPXyIqtI/AAAAAAAAU5A/uWkQmz_We6k/s1600/neighborgift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3oTW7ZvmonY/Vl3cPXyIqtI/AAAAAAAAU5A/uWkQmz_We6k/s640/neighborgift.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Make a couple batches, place in a cute bag, add ribbon and a tag and viola you are done with neighbor and teacher gifts, and they are sure to love it. 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They always have such fun things to choose from. I love that they give you kits and ideas but that you are able to be as creative as you want to be with what they have there. The nice thing is that you don't have to go anywhere else to get all you need for your crafting projects. They have the projects, paper, paint, sanding blocks, ribbon, vinyl, buttons, wood glue, and so so much more. I love finding things there for my home especially when the holidays roll around. I am a Halloween lover so of course I had to get in there and see what they had. This vinyl spoke to me as soon as I saw it I knew I needed to make a fun chalkboard countdown that by boys would be able to help me with and I am all about the chalkboard craze!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Supplies Needed </span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fXW7SRz5g7Q/VgjEp2YDzuI/AAAAAAAAU3Q/2CN0lleS1cQ/s1600/supplies%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fXW7SRz5g7Q/VgjEp2YDzuI/AAAAAAAAU3Q/2CN0lleS1cQ/s640/supplies%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-Wooden Plaque</div><div style="text-align: left;">-small wooden ghost and bat&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Halloween Vinyl saying</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Orange, white, gold paint</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Chalkboard paint</div><div style="text-align: left;">-sponge brushes&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Sand block</div><div style="text-align: left;">-vinyl applicator&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">-orange ribbon</div><div style="text-align: left;">-wood glue&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;utopia&quot; , &quot;palatino linotype&quot; , &quot;palatino&quot; , serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-align: start;">***All of these items can be found and were purchased at the&nbsp;</span><a href="http://thewoodconnection.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">WOOD CONNECTION</a><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21.56px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What I did&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Y6Oh-41Zf0/VgjEYcOKnVI/AAAAAAAAU2I/1cYJAzudQeA/s1600/orange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Y6Oh-41Zf0/VgjEYcOKnVI/AAAAAAAAU2I/1cYJAzudQeA/s640/orange.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I want the letters to be orange so...First I painted the wood plaque this beautiful bright orange that screams Halloween, then once the paint was dry i added the vinyl on top.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xD5Xqt3QprI/VgjEZu66LMI/AAAAAAAAU2Q/uc_3eDYKIOY/s1600/vinyl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xD5Xqt3QprI/VgjEZu66LMI/AAAAAAAAU2Q/uc_3eDYKIOY/s640/vinyl.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Once the vinyl was all applied I painted over the top of the orange and vinyl with the black chalkboard paint. I painted two coats of it and let it dry completely between each coat. While that was drying I painted the little ghost white and added black eyes. Then I painted the little bat gold, added glue and then applied gold glitter on top.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2QVmfepUF5Y/VgjEct5A2cI/AAAAAAAAU2k/kqY6kcqPhNE/s1600/finished%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2QVmfepUF5Y/VgjEct5A2cI/AAAAAAAAU2k/kqY6kcqPhNE/s640/finished%2B.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Once the chalkboard paint was completely dry I removed the vinyl so that the orange was showing through for the letters and designs. Then I sanded the whole thing down exposing some &nbsp;more of the orange on the edges and through the middle to rough it up a little bit. Then I cured the chalkboard paint by applying chalk to the whole thing and then erasing it. Then it is ready to be written on for the count down.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9JfFmf9Btc/VgjEbx6KdCI/AAAAAAAAU2Y/NB_0mylt3Tw/s1600/ghost%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9JfFmf9Btc/VgjEbx6KdCI/AAAAAAAAU2Y/NB_0mylt3Tw/s640/ghost%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZnO_ZdQDW8/VgjEdMmafjI/AAAAAAAAU2o/EbKmjn_fQqg/s1600/plaque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ZnO_ZdQDW8/VgjEdMmafjI/AAAAAAAAU2o/EbKmjn_fQqg/s640/plaque.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I then glued the ghost and the bat to the plaque, added a orange ribbon to the top and then it is all ready to be used as your countdown to Halloween.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ly9NuDSXQU0/VgjEgLBM1II/AAAAAAAAU2w/Qy96Cp25RXc/s1600/mybabies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ly9NuDSXQU0/VgjEgLBM1II/AAAAAAAAU2w/Qy96Cp25RXc/s640/mybabies.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This got us all so excited for Halloween, that I think I will be putting up all of my Halloween decor this week. Maybe even today!! Yup I think so I can't wait to share it all with you on here. Ive got some fun ideas up my sleeve and you can find some of my past Halloween projects, ideas, tutorials and decor by searching Halloween on my blog side search bar! Have fun, get some ideas and get decorating! 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I love all the possibilities they have going on in their stores. It is great for all types of crafters. They have samples if you love it and want to create the same thing or you can let your imagination sore and create your own unique project with their amazing supplies. They have everything from the wood products, paper, paint, glue, glitter, ribbon and everything else in between.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Supplies Needed</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DtDCffLfHco/VX4_3gvdU2I/AAAAAAAAUzk/hb_YDtw-beQ/s1600/supplies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DtDCffLfHco/VX4_3gvdU2I/AAAAAAAAUzk/hb_YDtw-beQ/s640/supplies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />-Wood shadow box<br />-red, white and blue paint<br />-1 small star<br />-5 mini stars<br />-"And stripes" vinyl<br />-stain<br />-paint brushes<br />-painters tape<br />-sand block<br />-wood glue<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">***All of these items can be found and were purchased at the&nbsp;</span><a href="http://thewoodconnection.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">WOOD CONNECTION</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What I did&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2D8MwumyE3o/VX4_Wu7390I/AAAAAAAAUyM/4VReAPk-2QU/s1600/%2Bstained.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2D8MwumyE3o/VX4_Wu7390I/AAAAAAAAUyM/4VReAPk-2QU/s640/%2Bstained.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />First I stained the shadow box. I only stained the frame not the very inside wood piece, I left that alone for now. I did one layer of stain, wiped it, let it dry and repeated for a second coat. With two coats it was the perfect color.<br /><br />Once that was dry I painted the inside wood piece all ivory white. It took two coats letting it dry completely between eat coat.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8mJxzhn2aSo/VX4_cd6Q-QI/AAAAAAAAUyY/FNG-sgHirHw/s1600/tape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8mJxzhn2aSo/VX4_cd6Q-QI/AAAAAAAAUyY/FNG-sgHirHw/s640/tape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Once the white was dry I used the painters tap and taped off two stripes. On the bottom blank stripe I added the vinyl. I made sure it was all on there nice and snug so that the paint wouldn't bleed. Then I painted over the whole thing with red paint. I had to do three coats to cover it all and looking smooth, letting it dry completely between each coat. Hint: a blow dryer cuts the drying time down by like 75%<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ljvgs75_OLk/VX4_cPFz5GI/AAAAAAAAUyU/SaD27yWN0gY/s1600/stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ljvgs75_OLk/VX4_cPFz5GI/AAAAAAAAUyU/SaD27yWN0gY/s640/stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />White I was waiting for the red paint to dry I painted the small star white and the mini stars all blue. I did two coats on each. Once they were dry I sanded the edges and flat surface to make them look worn and rustic.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcUOeULsziQ/VX4_cx065dI/AAAAAAAAUyg/_ifcdCoNuu0/s1600/paint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcUOeULsziQ/VX4_cx065dI/AAAAAAAAUyg/_ifcdCoNuu0/s640/paint.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Once the red paint was dry I removed the painters tape and the vinyl so the stripes showed and the lettering was a crisp white.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0SqdD1TQs4/VX4_eGVbYfI/AAAAAAAAUys/L8NonYw_trU/s1600/vinyl%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0SqdD1TQs4/VX4_eGVbYfI/AAAAAAAAUys/L8NonYw_trU/s640/vinyl%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Then I sanded down the whole inside to give it the vintage look I was going for.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wtoVFUyFLLE/VX4_hhAQz9I/AAAAAAAAUy0/q3ZHtm1NzhM/s1600/stripes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wtoVFUyFLLE/VX4_hhAQz9I/AAAAAAAAUy0/q3ZHtm1NzhM/s640/stripes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qJ6xoPbcQws/VX4_icw0mkI/AAAAAAAAUy8/HfahTf6vQNA/s1600/stars2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qJ6xoPbcQws/VX4_icw0mkI/AAAAAAAAUy8/HfahTf6vQNA/s640/stars2.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />To complete the project I glued the stars to the top left corner with wood glue and then it was complete and ready to put up with the rest of my 4th of July decor.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jmOBKmzloFc/VX4_lld5InI/AAAAAAAAUzE/CTiG9RbeYJk/s1600/shadowbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jmOBKmzloFc/VX4_lld5InI/AAAAAAAAUzE/CTiG9RbeYJk/s640/shadowbox.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-444NmPHfr2s/VX4_l6xUSAI/AAAAAAAAUzI/pm3gTkGNRAU/s1600/begin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-444NmPHfr2s/VX4_l6xUSAI/AAAAAAAAUzI/pm3gTkGNRAU/s640/begin.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />I love how it turned out and I can't wait to think of more to do with the fun new shadow boxes they have in their stores.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5zCPsi45X04/VX4_oPo1YYI/AAAAAAAAUzU/J9i81gvEPKY/s1600/title.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5zCPsi45X04/VX4_oPo1YYI/AAAAAAAAUzU/J9i81gvEPKY/s640/title.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Thank you to The wood connection for having me and providing me with these awesome products. Now go and get your craft on!!!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HDLfCpZQnO4/VX4_qb-PrzI/AAAAAAAAUzc/LHfVjMv1488/s1600/decor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HDLfCpZQnO4/VX4_qb-PrzI/AAAAAAAAUzc/LHfVjMv1488/s640/decor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Because I love you all so much head over to my instagram &nbsp;to enter the $25 gift card to the Wood connection so you can make your own goodness @whitneyulrich you must follow my account to enter.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rTDxihwJxHM/VX-9wtxssaI/AAAAAAAAU0A/PjZdWrGVJGc/s1600/IMG_3622.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rTDxihwJxHM/VX-9wtxssaI/AAAAAAAAU0A/PjZdWrGVJGc/s640/IMG_3622.png" width="456" /></a></div><br />I am a bit of a neat freak and I even enjoy cleaning. I make sure to deep clean my home once a week and it is important to me to keep a clean house. When it is clutter free and clean I am able to focus, function, and have more fun with my kids if I am not worrying about the mess. I'm not saying my house is perfect I just like it as neat as a house can be with two little crazy boys. On that note I hate cleaning the fridge. Pretty much the only time I clean the fridge is when I used to have apartment checks in college and when I move. That is kind of gross when you think about it and now I have found the perfect way to keep my fridge clean the easiest way and quickest way I can think of.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tCQbbL_0k84/VX-92RFnVvI/AAAAAAAAU0Q/m6s7HmDM4XE/s1600/before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tCQbbL_0k84/VX-92RFnVvI/AAAAAAAAU0Q/m6s7HmDM4XE/s640/before.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />This is my messy cluttered fridge. I try to declutter it each week before I go grocery shopping but rarely clean up the crumbs and spills. So I ran to my nearest Walmart and grabbed a couple rolls of the <a href="http://goo.gl/OZcCBr" rel="nofollow">Glad Press' n Seal </a>to use as my shelf liners, because it is cheap, easy to apply, lasts a long time, it is clear and does the job perfectly for what I wanted. I was able to line my entire fridge with the small 70 foot roll and I even have extra left over that I will be lining my pantry shelves with next week.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rGaCJYVG21A/VX-92Dppk0I/AAAAAAAAU0I/KjpOwURnC3M/s1600/dirty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rGaCJYVG21A/VX-92Dppk0I/AAAAAAAAU0I/KjpOwURnC3M/s640/dirty.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I was able to do this quick and easy hack in a matter of a half hour. First I took out the shelving and cleaned it all. Then I left it out to dry and to room temperature so that the <a href="https://www.glad.com/" rel="nofollow">Glad Press' n Seal</a> could adhere to the shelves.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNmWBC43ixI/VX-92YNLv3I/AAAAAAAAU0M/Msjx2OWFcJI/s1600/clean%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNmWBC43ixI/VX-92YNLv3I/AAAAAAAAU0M/Msjx2OWFcJI/s640/clean%2B.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4aAxTj36HWs/VX-93a6JY0I/AAAAAAAAU0c/2ePInCgPwTs/s1600/DSC_0755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4aAxTj36HWs/VX-93a6JY0I/AAAAAAAAU0c/2ePInCgPwTs/s640/DSC_0755.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />Once they were dry and at a good temp I added the <a href="https://www.glad.com/" rel="nofollow">Glad Press' n Seal </a>to each shelf by pressing it to the top then pulling it tight and pressing it around all of the edges so it was all clean, clear and crisp.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hucWs1lhthY/VX--FWQHQAI/AAAAAAAAU0o/3-PYDaBhu0U/s1600/DSC_0756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hucWs1lhthY/VX--FWQHQAI/AAAAAAAAU0o/3-PYDaBhu0U/s640/DSC_0756.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VtHTW-1ipV8/VX--F0I3U4I/AAAAAAAAU0w/miJP4XZlcwM/s1600/complete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VtHTW-1ipV8/VX--F0I3U4I/AAAAAAAAU0w/miJP4XZlcwM/s640/complete.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Once all the shelves and drawers were lined with the <a href="https://www.glad.com/" rel="nofollow">Glad Press' n Seal</a> it looked so clean and sparkling I was able to put all the food and beverages back in a nice organized manor.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LJbc-ANLt8E/VX--G1-AChI/AAAAAAAAU04/Kvp1VZlROUQ/s1600/after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LJbc-ANLt8E/VX--G1-AChI/AAAAAAAAU04/Kvp1VZlROUQ/s640/after.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />Now when the crumbs and spills pile up all I have to do it peal the <a href="https://www.glad.com/" rel="nofollow">Glad Press' n seal</a> wrap off of the clean shelves underneath and simply add a new piece. I will be able to get three full fridge wraps out of one small roll. Oh it is so nice to open up my fridge and see cleanliness and order.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UiTjaTeih8/VX--HUWe0II/AAAAAAAAU08/LK2g2p6CLWw/s1600/IMG_3595%2B%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UiTjaTeih8/VX--HUWe0II/AAAAAAAAU08/LK2g2p6CLWw/s640/IMG_3595%2B%25281%2529.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><br />Make sure to head to your closest Walmart, pick up some <a href="http://wm6.walmart.com/glad-wrap.aspx" rel="nofollow">Glad Press' n Seal </a>and get to wrapping those shelves, cabinets and drawers to keep them looking nice, clean and organized. I promise you will love this hack! Try it out and let me know what you think. You will be thanking me when it is easy peasy to peal away and add a new piece in a matter of minutes.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/STmRN5PuetM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com1http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/06/easy-clean-refrigerator-with-glad-press.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-80772997198454472612015-05-13T02:13:00.001-06:002015-05-13T10:13:16.284-06:00Female Empowerment {Strength is Beautiful} <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Empowerment is strength. Strength within and strength on the outside. Strength can mean and be so many different things. One thing empowerment and strength is for sure is beauty. I am empowered through fitness. It gives me strength confidence and is emotionally and mentally strengthening. I started crossfit a year and a half ago and it is the most empowered I have ever felt. It is the best part of my day. It gives me the me time I need as a mom, it teaches me self worth, patience, love acceptance and team building. It gives me energy and the endorphins I release make me happier and a better wife and mother to my two active fun loving little boys.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;">Life is a journey. We have goals and dreams and the road to those dreams is the most empowering moments. Its important to enjoy those and that is where we grow as humans, women and mothers. Success in those goals is also a journey and road there takes hard work and dedication but is beautiful. There will be those who say you can’t make it, and its too tough and you aren’t strong enough. People will challenge your strength and try to knock you off your path and some will refuse to get out of your way. There will always be those people that do not believe, support or understand you. That is a part of this life. We can let those people define us or we can rise above, believe we have what it takes, believe in the hard work you have put in and your strength and move forward and this where you thrive, shine and are empowered. Those are the moments we empower ourselves and by doing so we empower and inspire others.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My story starts back as a small girl. I have always struggled with confidence I think we all have a bit. I also suffer from anxiety and depression. I didn't get diagnosed until later on in life but it is very apparent that I have lived with these my entire life. Perfectionism and anxiety go hand in hand. I have to fight each day to get out of bed. I have to fight to breathe sometimes and I even have to fight the urge to have to be perfect.&nbsp;My confidence has suffered because of my anxiety and thoughts of always having to be put together and loved by all.&nbsp;These are things that I will struggle with my whole life, but that does not&nbsp;mean that I cannot find different way to cope and try to learn and grow and lesson the effects for these struggles and illnesses. I have found that fitness and surrounding myself with people who support me and have similar goals is the best thing to help me to cope and grow into a better person each day.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I grow older I find it more and more important to be yourself. I find it more and more ok to not be perfect. I have even found it to be ok if someone does not like you. But I have also learned to be more loving, despite those that hurt you. I have learned to be supportive of those who may not support you. I have learned to be a good friend, to love more deeply and to understand people are human and to not judge because you just don't know what others are going through. I find that women empowerment comes from helping and supporting those other women and people around you instead of putting people down to be right or to be the one on top. Be slow to judge and say unkind words and quick to love and be understanding.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So back to fitness being my coping strategy. I was a gymnast and as a teen this is what got me through those hard, developing and a bit awkward years. Im college I took up running and this was my favorite way to blow off steam, think and be in the beautiful outdoors. There was a time when I first got married and started having children I got busy and I lost myself a little bit. I felt like something was missing. I needed that physical activity back in my life but I had no clue what the future had in store for me. Crossfit came into my life at the perfect time, the perfect moment and I would go as far as say that it is has saved my life.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I started crossfit I did it just for the exercise having no clue what it could actually do for my life. I have had coaches who have fought for me and believed in me from the very beginning. It was when I started putting in real work, set out goals and believed I could that is when I started to grow. I had zero intensions in competing, but as I have grown this new passion and drive has also grown. I am now competing and my goals in the competitive side of the sport has grown as well. I continue to work toward those goals each day with drive and hard work but also remembering the life long lessons I am taking from this empowering experience by really enjoying the journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>I have a lot work to do, more experiences that need to happen and more times to accumulate before I will be where I want to but looking back at how far I have already come in a short year and half and recognizing the improvement is what keeps me going and motivates me. I am excited to see where I can go with this and what the future has in store for me.&nbsp;</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Crossfit and any form of fitness is an incredible outlet as it is to many but to me it is so much more than that it pushes me as an athlete but also as a person more than I ever have been. I grow and better my life each day. The life lessons I learn in that gym are incredible. This sport makes me want to push to my limits and reach goals and dreams I have never thought possible for me. I am hard on myself but it grounds me and brings on greatness. <o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;">I do crossfit to better me, but I also do it to be an example to my boys and to other women to show the importance of taking care of our bodies. We are only given one body and it is out job to take care of it. The better we take care of our bodies, mind and soul the better the quality of life will be. I do this for my babies. I continue for them. I fight and I do not give up because of them. I want to be that example of health and fitness to them but also an example of going after goals, dreams, passions and hard work. Find you’re the reason. Why is fitness important to your life. Once you find that reason hold on to it and that is what is going to keep you fighting that is what is going to empower you and those around you. <o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-align: left;">So why? Why is crossfit and my goals and success in it so important? Its important because it has instilled a strength within me. It is important because it makes me happy. It is important because I am able to inspire other to be healthy and that is cool and that is empowering and that is beautiful. I do it because there is nothing quite like the community and family that is built in the walls of that gym. I do it to push myself to my limits while also being there for others and pushing them when maybe they need a little nudge in believing they can. I have found that through doing this sport i want to help others to feel what I feel from pushing yourself to the limit. 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Not everyday will be great, a lot we will fall short but get back up and set goals and pursue your dreams because they are not stupid and although they take time and hard work I believe I can get there just like I believe we all can if we love it and work hard enough for it. Strength is beautiful. Strength is empowering. Kindness and building others up is empowering. So be the best you so that you can also be there for those around you! Believe in you so you can believe in others. Build your strength so you can help build others. Fitness is empowering. It empowering to do something you never thought possible and it is empowering to watch someone else do something they did think they could but kept going because everyone had their back. Be that empowering person. I try each day to be that person. I try to be my best self and I try to help others to be their best self and show them love and kindness. <o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Now that I have shared with you my empowerment story make sure to check out </span><a href="http://www.swoob.com/blog/we-are-all-survivors?utm_source=Active%20Lifestyle%20%2B%20Empowerment%20Post&amp;utm_medium=Blog%20Post&amp;utm_campaign=Active%20Lifestyle%20%2" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;">Swoobs We Are All Survivors blog post</a><span style="text-align: left;"> and </span><a href="https://www.sabrered.com/survivor-stories?utm_source=SwoobInfluencers&amp;utm_medium=SocialMedia&amp;utm_campaign=SWOOB2" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;">Sabre Survivor Stories</a><span style="text-align: left;"> to be empowered, motivated, and uplifted.&nbsp;</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a>&nbsp;</center></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/zQPXFwhWy-0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com1http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/05/female-empowerment-strength-is-beautiful.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-37097950277189901622015-04-20T03:18:00.001-06:002015-04-20T03:29:55.381-06:00Move it Monday #8 {Track Workout}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BwqH8lio2Rw/VTStKOIqb8I/AAAAAAAAUuE/UhuE9_yIXTI/s1600/mainphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BwqH8lio2Rw/VTStKOIqb8I/AAAAAAAAUuE/UhuE9_yIXTI/s1600/mainphoto.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Hey ya'll its Monday and although it has been a while today I am back at it with Move it Monday! The weather is bipolar here in Utah right now as Spring time usually is and along with bipolar weather in Spring comes the start of running season. So to celebrate the start of the running season and mostly nice weather, when it isn't randomly snowing in April, I am sharing with you today 2 different running interval workouts that you can do on a track, on a treadmill, or even on a trail. Running workouts are great for all types of you active people out there. Running can help us all with our hearts, our lungs and full body transformation but along with the cardio it is important to incorporate some strength so these workouts have some body weight movements that combined with the cardio are sure to burn some unwanted fat and put on lean muscle. I know you all want to be able to more active with your kids this summer mamas so lets get crackin! You and your kids will thank me after these.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHi--9edeNI/VTTG9C8PBZI/AAAAAAAAUu8/4w883_cpXZ0/s1600/track.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHi--9edeNI/VTTG9C8PBZI/AAAAAAAAUu8/4w883_cpXZ0/s1600/track.png" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">To find some of my previous at home/out side work outs you can find them&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/09/move-it-monday-4-family-walk-workout.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/08/move-it-monday-3-track-and-field-workout.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">,&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-2-stadium-bleacher.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;, &nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/11/move-it-monday-5-stadium-and-at-home.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/01/move-it-monday-6-vacation-wod.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">HERE</span></span><span style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/02/move-it-monday-7-wall-workout.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">and an introduction to the series&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-intro.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">, you can also find all of my other workouts I have shared on the blog since Last year through the search box on the side or the links I provide at the bottom of this post. I cannot wait to share with you all of my workouts and recipes to help you to be a better you. This year is going to be a great one. Lets get healthy and crush some goals together. Remember you can always email me with suggestions or questions at&nbsp;<b>wjwiki07@hotmail.com</b>&nbsp;Now lets finally get to this workout shall we!!!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-er6YQ_2hutk/VTS85bOUG7I/AAAAAAAAUuk/r2hSY2kNVvU/s1600/workout1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-er6YQ_2hutk/VTS85bOUG7I/AAAAAAAAUuk/r2hSY2kNVvU/s1600/workout1.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Warm up! It is important! Don't skip it and do it all! Its like breakfast it should not be skipped, it should be taken seriously and it should be done well, because it prepares you for the rest of the workout.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span>The first one is a fun little pyramid chipper that will challenge you but is very doable. I did this one on Saturday and had a few other people do it and it was a good one. If you are just starting out you can modify the runs and reps. For example you can do a 800m, 400 m, 200 m , 200m, 400m and 800m &nbsp;or even 400, 200, 100, 100, 200, 400m and you can do 10 reps instead of 20 depending on your level and how comfortable you are with running and those movements. But no matter which modification you do make sure that you are challenging yourself. You will only improve by challenging and pushing yourself in your workouts.<br /><br />Make sure you time these running workouts so that you are able to do them again and see your improvement. Also record what modification you did so that you can push yourself even more on the runs and reps then next time you do it, until you are able to do the workout as written. Let me know how it goes if you do it I would love to hear about your experience.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LYywW3_odVo/VTStLAGWoRI/AAAAAAAAUuI/MEvKo6mBalE/s1600/sitting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LYywW3_odVo/VTStLAGWoRI/AAAAAAAAUuI/MEvKo6mBalE/s1600/sitting.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Shirt: <a href="http://us.billabong.com/shop/womens-graphic-tees-tanks" rel="nofollow">Billabong</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><a href="http://us.billabong.com/shop/womens-graphic-tees-tanks" rel="nofollow">&nbsp;</a>|| &nbsp;Tights: <a href="http://hashtagftyf.com/" rel="nofollow">Flex Till you're famous</a></span><a href="http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/?cp=usns_kw_AL!1778!3!50623317902!e!!g!nike!c" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;|| &nbsp;Shoes:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.reebok.com/us/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">Reebok Nano 4 &nbsp;</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">|| Sports Bra:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://shop.lululemon.com/home.jsp?k_clickid=c5f347b6-26a2-416d-acd4-3bc996454972&amp;k_trackingid=11x37085&amp;cid=Google&amp;gclid=CPLzg7DG1MMCFYQ5aQodHW4Apw" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">Lulu Lemon&nbsp;</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">|| &nbsp;Facility: Layton High Track and Field &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Photo Credit: Tyler Ulrich</span><br /><br />I love these out door workouts because I love to be outdoors and I feel like the sunshine makes us all happier. I also loved doing these at the track because me and my husband were able to go together and the boys just played on the track with us and in the grass. We were able to go together as a family and all have fun and be active together. My four year old ran over a mile with us and my 2 year old probably ran about a 1/2 mile they did awesome and then they loved running in the grass and playing with each other while we could watch them the whole time running circles around them. Make fitness fun. Make it a priority and be the example that your children can follow.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RgTLMAhDCJ0/VTS8_MXq33I/AAAAAAAAUus/J3VOAeGIUo4/s1600/workout%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RgTLMAhDCJ0/VTS8_MXq33I/AAAAAAAAUus/J3VOAeGIUo4/s1600/workout%2B2.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><br />Ok here is another one for you. Do not skip the warmup it is very important especially to make sure your leg muscles are all warm before you take off running. Ok this one there are two options there is one for the beginners and one for advanced they are similar they are just different rep schemes. Pick which one is best for your level and give it your all. 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The raw wood that you get to make your own, and bring your creativity into your home is so fun. I am happy every time I go and leave with much more than I planned on. My kids also love it and love coming home with a little craft for themselves to bring home and work on with mommy.&nbsp; <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tS-9nYc51rQ/VPPJCOXmEzI/AAAAAAAAUrk/BnE3_Nrn9tA/s1600/DSC_0122a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tS-9nYc51rQ/VPPJCOXmEzI/AAAAAAAAUrk/BnE3_Nrn9tA/s1600/DSC_0122a.jpg" height="640" width="454" /></a></div><br />I loved my <a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/02/two-hearts-beat-as-one-valentine-plaque.html" rel="nofollow">Valentines </a>plaque so much that I created from the Wood Connection goodies that I just had to share with you my St. Patricks and Easter versions. They are so simple, easy to put together, cheap, and so fun to be able to put up during the holidays on your mantel, the wall or a little side table. All three versions I used the same technique and the supplies are from the Wood Connection. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Supplies Needed </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gmLabsvh5Gs/VPPJDEdfSPI/AAAAAAAAUrs/aF4HUZcUcMk/s1600/DSC_0111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gmLabsvh5Gs/VPPJDEdfSPI/AAAAAAAAUrs/aF4HUZcUcMk/s1600/DSC_0111.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0MkAif4EB6E/VPPZupWNIBI/AAAAAAAAUtU/HXrMrhos0CM/s1600/DSC_0112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0MkAif4EB6E/VPPZupWNIBI/AAAAAAAAUtU/HXrMrhos0CM/s1600/DSC_0112.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />-Small Wooden Plaque<br />-Small character wood pieces<br />-Paint<br />-Paint brushes<br />-Glitter<br />-Wood glue<br />-Sand block<br />-vinyl<br />-painters tape<br /><br />***All of these items can be found and were purchased at the <a href="http://thewoodconnection.com/" rel="nofollow">WOOD CONNECTION</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What I did </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zxpp3-YJecY/VPPJEXyJWyI/AAAAAAAAUr0/gL9-Ys4iJg0/s1600/DSC_0113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zxpp3-YJecY/VPPJEXyJWyI/AAAAAAAAUr0/gL9-Ys4iJg0/s1600/DSC_0113.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div>For the St. Patricks plaque First I just painted the plaque gold. Then once it was dry I placed the vinyl on the wood plaque and painted over it with the ivory white.&nbsp; I did two coats letting it dry completely between each coat and that was plenty of coverage.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MAenq1KsCZ4/VPPJFGjmXOI/AAAAAAAAUr4/0CN59JRFvao/s1600/DSC_0114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MAenq1KsCZ4/VPPJFGjmXOI/AAAAAAAAUr4/0CN59JRFvao/s1600/DSC_0114.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Then Once the white was dry I peeled off the vinyl so that you could see the gold "Lucky" underneath.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hwOuhYFOy1s/VPPa8UubGFI/AAAAAAAAUtg/N-DbD71b8yg/s1600/DSC_0115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hwOuhYFOy1s/VPPa8UubGFI/AAAAAAAAUtg/N-DbD71b8yg/s1600/DSC_0115.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />On the easter plaque I simply painted the whole thing a pale yellow. I did two coats letting it dry completely between each coat. Then once it was dry I taped off stripes with painters tape and painted the middle of the plaque a light blue. Two coats letting it dry completely between each coat and then once dry peeling off the painters tape<br /><br />Then on both the plaques once all the paint was dry I sanded down the edges to make it look a little worn. I feel like this makes it look more finished.&nbsp; <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RYemSAmZZTQ/VPPJGkklIXI/AAAAAAAAUsE/7dn2nQnJtBk/s1600/DSC_0119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RYemSAmZZTQ/VPPJGkklIXI/AAAAAAAAUsE/7dn2nQnJtBk/s1600/DSC_0119.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hRltDxO97qc/VPPJHtuDvKI/AAAAAAAAUsM/e4tWv_pD5gc/s1600/DSC_0121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hRltDxO97qc/VPPJHtuDvKI/AAAAAAAAUsM/e4tWv_pD5gc/s1600/DSC_0121.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Next it was time to paint the little wood character pieces. For the pot of gold I simply painted the top gold and the bottom black, then once it was dry I sanded down the edges and then painted on wood glue and put on the glitter. For the clover I painted it green and added glitter and she horseshoe is gold with glitter.&nbsp; Once those were all dry I glued them to the plaque with wood glue and your all done. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hvL2EmFidkQ/VPPJKpQ1DtI/AAAAAAAAUss/4C_Ae9MHCpA/s1600/DSC_0123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hvL2EmFidkQ/VPPJKpQ1DtI/AAAAAAAAUss/4C_Ae9MHCpA/s1600/DSC_0123.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w47S8ILnYGA/VPPJMNXUGqI/AAAAAAAAUs0/lKoVldOGYC0/s1600/DSC_0124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w47S8ILnYGA/VPPJMNXUGqI/AAAAAAAAUs0/lKoVldOGYC0/s1600/DSC_0124.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />With the easter one I did an egg that I plainted pink and added glitter, a bunny just white and sanded down and a carrot with orange and green glitter for the top. Attached with wood glue. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N4MP2taxtG8/VPPJSOEpAHI/AAAAAAAAUs8/zuAadOnD0Wc/s1600/DSC_9735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N4MP2taxtG8/VPPJSOEpAHI/AAAAAAAAUs8/zuAadOnD0Wc/s1600/DSC_9735.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />This was my valentines version I created last month. You can find the tutorial for this one<a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/02/two-hearts-beat-as-one-valentine-plaque.html" rel="nofollow"> HERE</a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3L91IpqtFMg/VPPJUDg9-2I/AAAAAAAAUtE/zCzXrmv8nsM/s1600/DSC_0132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3L91IpqtFMg/VPPJUDg9-2I/AAAAAAAAUtE/zCzXrmv8nsM/s1600/DSC_0132.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />All three and I am sure I will keep on with this tradition and make one for every season and holiday I am excited to make more. Thank you to The wood connection for having me and providing me with these awesome products. Now go and get your craft on!!!<br /><br /><a class="rcptr" data-raflid="ec7dd04229" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/ec7dd04229/" id="rcwidget_8c528gp1" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a>&nbsp;</center><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/w4NUVzyIjGQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com6http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/03/holiday-plaques-wood-connection.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-73627271599018422612015-02-23T15:19:00.001-07:002015-02-23T15:19:35.367-07:00You are a Machine & Albion Fit Giveaway <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sC5104ezpmg/VOq61U-fMUI/AAAAAAAAUoc/uhVCrAIXDaI/s1600/PicMonkey%2BImage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sC5104ezpmg/VOq61U-fMUI/AAAAAAAAUoc/uhVCrAIXDaI/s1600/PicMonkey%2BImage.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Photo Credit: Tyler Ulrich<br />Fitness Clothing: Albion Fit<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wNfce2Eoito/VOq65Bs-86I/AAAAAAAAUok/tBy02LsTPEc/s1600/DSC_9933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wNfce2Eoito/VOq65Bs-86I/AAAAAAAAUok/tBy02LsTPEc/s1600/DSC_9933.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The human body is an incredible, miraculous and powerful machine. It really is crazy what our bodies are capable of when we freakin tell our mind yes I can. Why is that so hard. Why is is so hard to trust our bodies. Trust what we have worked for and trained it to do. I don't know if that will ever be an easy thing for me to believe in my body and myself but I am determined to work harder on that mental game, because deep down I know that human bodies are amazing!&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8UL4a1qtuV4/VOq6-EsUvuI/AAAAAAAAUos/pVF3UG2NBcg/s1600/DSC_9909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8UL4a1qtuV4/VOq6-EsUvuI/AAAAAAAAUos/pVF3UG2NBcg/s1600/DSC_9909.jpg" height="422" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cd29H5PDOO4/VOq7BKBIeRI/AAAAAAAAUo0/VQP39M3rymE/s1600/DSC_9805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cd29H5PDOO4/VOq7BKBIeRI/AAAAAAAAUo0/VQP39M3rymE/s1600/DSC_9805.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />This year one of my goals is to trust my body, trust my mind, trust my heart and trust its power and my physical capabilities. It is hard, yes. We all have doubt, and at time fear, but how can you know, how can you know your true potential, your true strength if you don't push to find it. This is true in your fitness journey, but even more so in your life long journey.&nbsp;</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pT85OF_-7n8/VOq7DJXzUJI/AAAAAAAAUo8/akRfJtFp8ZY/s1600/DSC_9790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pT85OF_-7n8/VOq7DJXzUJI/AAAAAAAAUo8/akRfJtFp8ZY/s1600/DSC_9790.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TtXq9rdCzl4/VOq7FZIngXI/AAAAAAAAUpE/AMwt5bWEhnM/s1600/DSC_9825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TtXq9rdCzl4/VOq7FZIngXI/AAAAAAAAUpE/AMwt5bWEhnM/s1600/DSC_9825.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zYwtpzv_LXw/VOq7G8TnymI/AAAAAAAAUpM/bzIHrlVc4Ek/s1600/DSC_9861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zYwtpzv_LXw/VOq7G8TnymI/AAAAAAAAUpM/bzIHrlVc4Ek/s1600/DSC_9861.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Push to find your strength in life, push the fear aside and just see what you are capable of. I am way too scared of failure. We as humans are way too scared to fail. But that is what life is. It is failing and succeeding it is falling and brushing ourselves off and getting back up stronger than ever. If we don't go through the hard times or the times we get knocked down we couldn't appreciate the good, or our strength we learn and grow from those experiences. Which honestly I hate. We don't want failure, we don't what hard when I look back on those moments I am so glad I was about to learn the lesson I needed to learn from it.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bVmqc9KDbEs/VOq7KX2qxLI/AAAAAAAAUpU/EILBsq_L01U/s1600/DSC_9873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bVmqc9KDbEs/VOq7KX2qxLI/AAAAAAAAUpU/EILBsq_L01U/s1600/DSC_9873.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XQgVzw1JEsc/VOq7NmrUiuI/AAAAAAAAUpc/HkSJ0tElECw/s1600/DSC_9991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XQgVzw1JEsc/VOq7NmrUiuI/AAAAAAAAUpc/HkSJ0tElECw/s1600/DSC_9991.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MUvxmdpozpE/VOq7SshPlmI/AAAAAAAAUpk/YPisGSvFOxY/s1600/DSC_0065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MUvxmdpozpE/VOq7SshPlmI/AAAAAAAAUpk/YPisGSvFOxY/s1600/DSC_0065.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So push yourself. Push yourself and trust yourself in your fitness journey, in your business, in your art, in your career and in your life. So what am I training for you ask? LIFE! I am training for life. To be in the best I can be. The healthiest, the strongest, the kindest, the most hard working me I can be.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YUciJflD-mM/VOq7fj8Zu9I/AAAAAAAAUp0/n3riqCenGlk/s1600/DSC_9883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YUciJflD-mM/VOq7fj8Zu9I/AAAAAAAAUp0/n3riqCenGlk/s1600/DSC_9883.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWG-3CjQBDo/VOq7hSDOnoI/AAAAAAAAUp8/pUWCdL2dr2Y/s1600/DSC_9869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cWG-3CjQBDo/VOq7hSDOnoI/AAAAAAAAUp8/pUWCdL2dr2Y/s1600/DSC_9869.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So to help yall keep on keeping on and feeling good during your fitness and life journey I have teamed up with my favorite fitness company Albion Fit to bring you an amazing and fun giveaway. They are giving away 3 $50 gift cards to their shop. That is right there is going to be 3 winners! I am so excited and can't wait for you to be able to find that perfect piece for you. Albion has the most comfortable, stylish and high quality fitness clothing and swimming suits I have ever worn.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z6E3MqefxxA/VOq7ZtVeBXI/AAAAAAAAUps/VMUw9e2Q7EE/s1600/DSC_9920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z6E3MqefxxA/VOq7ZtVeBXI/AAAAAAAAUps/VMUw9e2Q7EE/s1600/DSC_9920.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Make sure to head on over to my instagram account and follow both me<br /><b>@whitneyulrich</b> and<b> @albionfit </b>then follow the instructions to be able to enter<br /><br />I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a>&nbsp;</center><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/mLUw_2oKkwU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com0http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/02/you-are-machine-albion-fit-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-79341386609819520032015-02-20T00:00:00.000-07:002015-02-20T00:00:05.135-07:003 ingredient Nobake Cheesecake <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CW6xjK4n6Lg/VOamBdoaQYI/AAAAAAAAUns/vFu9vicnGn0/s1600/DSC_9476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CW6xjK4n6Lg/VOamBdoaQYI/AAAAAAAAUns/vFu9vicnGn0/s1600/DSC_9476.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />This is one of my very favorite go-to desserts. It is super easy to make, it is quick and there are very few ingredients involved, and best of all it is so delicious. I got this recipe from my sister in law, Brooke, when we first got married and I have made it for many many occasions as well as just for our little family for a little Sunday night dessert. If you like cheesecake you will love this it is the best flavor in every single bit. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I think I am going to make some more of these now. Who wants one??<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Ingredients&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pLSWueKPyik/VOamCWwlArI/AAAAAAAAUn0/kLB1MKqr12Q/s1600/DSC_9469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pLSWueKPyik/VOamCWwlArI/AAAAAAAAUn0/kLB1MKqr12Q/s1600/DSC_9469.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">filling&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 package cream cheese&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 container of cool whip</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 cup powdered sugar&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">and that is it</div><div style="text-align: left;">You will also need a graham cracker crust either homemade or pre-made&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">You can also get your topping of choice if you are wanting some fruit or chocolate on top&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Directions</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QcC4E2o0T-c/VOamDb7e0hI/AAAAAAAAUn8/nkAgZOvetAQ/s1600/DSC_9465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QcC4E2o0T-c/VOamDb7e0hI/AAAAAAAAUn8/nkAgZOvetAQ/s1600/DSC_9465.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, dump in a graham cracker crust and let it chill in the fridge for 30 &nbsp;minutes to an hour to harden up a little bit and it is that easy!!! Easy peasy! Easy as pie! A piece of cake. Mix, pour chill and you are done. Once it is chilled you can top with your favorite fruit, filling or chocolate and enjoy!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fkhjj3qP6xU/VOamEIY51bI/AAAAAAAAUoE/CA7oAVtvNdA/s1600/DSC_9467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fkhjj3qP6xU/VOamEIY51bI/AAAAAAAAUoE/CA7oAVtvNdA/s1600/DSC_9467.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HA8sigEFiLY/VOamEhQcSoI/AAAAAAAAUoM/2nVNOLsgzkw/s1600/DSC_9472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HA8sigEFiLY/VOamEhQcSoI/AAAAAAAAUoM/2nVNOLsgzkw/s1600/DSC_9472.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Yum yum! Go try it out you will not regret it and then let me know what you think. Have a happy Friday, a wonderful weekend and smile because we are blessed and life is good. Hugs and butt slaps for all today!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a>&nbsp;</center><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/iItW8v1GrVY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com1http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/02/3-ingredient-nobake-cheesecake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-6515372536559169212015-02-19T01:13:00.001-07:002015-02-19T01:43:14.094-07:00Breathe Deeply & Appreciate the moment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-85_maKv0vFY/VOUcYwhC2DI/AAAAAAAAUmk/WvgpaXaWou0/s1600/DSC_9770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-85_maKv0vFY/VOUcYwhC2DI/AAAAAAAAUmk/WvgpaXaWou0/s1600/DSC_9770.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />I am a huge believer that we all need people. We need those people that will always be in our corner in our lives that will help us through thick and thin that we can talk to and be ourselves with. People need people. Sometimes we may feel we don't but we do we need interaction with others we need to feel loved, feel important and feel like we have a place in the world. These people are family, friends and even our day to day acquaintances. People need people and that is ok. That being said that will never go away, that is a part of the human nature, but I have come to learn as I get older, go through some things and grow that even though we need people in our lives sometimes we need to focus on ourselves too.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mlZiqvjSZNE/VOUcZIFiWUI/AAAAAAAAUmo/hmpmvT6pJWs/s1600/DSC_9776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mlZiqvjSZNE/VOUcZIFiWUI/AAAAAAAAUmo/hmpmvT6pJWs/s1600/DSC_9776.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Focus on ourselves? How do you do that? I've always thought that was being selfish. It isn't. I am learning it is not selfish to take care of you. You need to take care of you, do what makes you happy and love yourself. I'm not sure if I've ever said that I love myself. That feels weird. But why? How do you expect for others to love you, be there for you and be friends with you if you don't even like you. That is a crazy way to think about it huh? That was asked to me and it really got me thinking. I have to believe in myself, like myself, like who I am and where I am at in order to be happy, in order to be the best person, wife, mother and friend to those around me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oV9mcYEgkkA/VOUcaOPqVxI/AAAAAAAAUmw/GZ3SE2kj3k0/s1600/DSC_9773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oV9mcYEgkkA/VOUcaOPqVxI/AAAAAAAAUmw/GZ3SE2kj3k0/s1600/DSC_9773.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;SHIRT: <a href="http://shop.lululemon.com/home.jsp?k_clickid=c5f347b6-26a2-416d-acd4-3bc996454972&amp;k_trackingid=11x37085&amp;cid=Google&amp;gclid=CI-VrqXX7MMCFYdgfgoddWYAMQ" rel="nofollow">Lulu Lemon</a> || FLANNEL: <a href="http://www.hm.com/us?cm_mmc=adwords-_-us-_-brand-_-hand%20m&amp;gclid=COi7m6_X7MMCFYGUfgod1rEAFA" rel="nofollow">H&amp;M</a> || LEGGINGS: <a href="http://www.target.com/" rel="nofollow">Target</a> || JACKET: <a href="http://www.bench-usa.com/" rel="nofollow">Bench</a> ||</div><div style="text-align: center;">SHOES: <a href="http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/?cp=usns_kw_AL!1778!3!50623317902!e!!g!nike!c" rel="nofollow">Nike</a> || LOCATION: Trolley Square || PHOTOGRAPHER: Tyler Ulrich&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Focusing on you is not selfish and it never will be it makes you better and happy and in turn that makes you a better mom, a better wife, a better friend, a better neighbor, sister, daughter, it makes you better, stronger and more productive.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PbWSQ-x_rcY/VOUcaqM9oaI/AAAAAAAAUm4/kQ3lcqf4JNM/s1600/DSC_9778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PbWSQ-x_rcY/VOUcaqM9oaI/AAAAAAAAUm4/kQ3lcqf4JNM/s1600/DSC_9778.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Focusing on you even though it is needed and encouraged it is hard. It is hard to just let go, because I am such a perfectionist, but you cannot get all caught up in your head like that. Stretch yourself. Push yourself. Do what makes you happy. Love on your kids. Do something nice for someone. Do something for you. Even if that is making a treat and watching your favorite movie so you can relax and be re-energized to take on the day or your tasks is sometimes the best thing you can do.<br /><br />I am pretty notorious for being really hard on myself. I know that is somewhat normal at times but I have been told I am unhealthfully hard on myself. I know thats not ok. I kept saying that is just me and I don't know how to change it, but as time goes and the more I live my life and people who care about me tell me it isn't ok I know its time to work on it. I think the first step was figuring out why I am so hard on myself. Well another struggle I have is I care too much what others think of me. I know everyone cares what others think, but I just can't seem to let it go. I want everyone to like me. I take it super personal if someone doesn't and get very heartbroken over others opinions of me. If they don't like me I must be no good, if they don't like me I must not be worth anything, if they don't like me I mean maybe they are right. That isn't ok. Some people just don't click, we just don't get along with everyone. I still would love people to love me for me but if they don't I cannot dwell on it so much that it changed my self worth and the way I think and feel about myself. I know who I am, I know what I stand for and my goals and dreams and that has got to be enough for me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KYUfTJUaUeI/VOUcb4sbVtI/AAAAAAAAUnE/SY1VmmfJVgc/s1600/DSC_9784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KYUfTJUaUeI/VOUcb4sbVtI/AAAAAAAAUnE/SY1VmmfJVgc/s1600/DSC_9784.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />So what I am I doing to focus on me? That is a great question. I have good days and I have bad days just like anyone else. I do want to focus on me and I am in the process, but I am also trying to enjoy the process. I am trying to breathe and appreciate each moment. Appreciating where you are at is one of the hardest things but something that is very important to be able to continue to grow and move forward.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N2D7B9Bk1Vo/VOUcdlxDWaI/AAAAAAAAUnM/WgBm6CMaLbs/s1600/DSC_9785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N2D7B9Bk1Vo/VOUcdlxDWaI/AAAAAAAAUnM/WgBm6CMaLbs/s1600/DSC_9785.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />I am just taking it day by day. I am trying to focus on my relationship with christ and pray more, I am trying to be more patient and spend more time on my kids, I am trying to be more positive and thankful for the blessings that have been given to me, I am trying to take a little time for me each day, I am trying to stress less and smile and laugh more. &nbsp;I am continuing to work hard and do what makes me happy, share my passions with others and have fun in all the mix.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJBQvfCV69s/VOUcfWgEhQI/AAAAAAAAUnc/TdOXSBN5SQk/s1600/DSC_9787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJBQvfCV69s/VOUcfWgEhQI/AAAAAAAAUnc/TdOXSBN5SQk/s1600/DSC_9787.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Life is hard enough, people can be harsh enough. Lets just love a little more, be kind a little more to others and to ourselves. Be nice to that person you see in the mirror each morning. Be kind to that person and just see what happens. I am still working on this it is an ongoing battle of mine but it is worth working on and bettering your relationship with yourself and others.<br /><br />So go right now and write something or a few things or a lot of things that you love about you! It is love month. Love yourself. Love others! Be kind.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a>&nbsp;</center><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/mleQFUTcWY0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com1http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/02/breathe-deeply-appreciate-moment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-47399661180681186062015-02-13T00:00:00.000-07:002015-02-13T00:00:00.892-07:00All you need is LOVE, Love. Love is all you need <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TJNjBDWAEbU/VN1oQUp3oGI/AAAAAAAAUk8/4oojV_EOdHs/s1600/DSC_9727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TJNjBDWAEbU/VN1oQUp3oGI/AAAAAAAAUk8/4oojV_EOdHs/s1600/DSC_9727.jpg" height="532" width="640" /></a></div><br />Here is another fun Last minute Valentine project that can be used all year round in your home depending on where you put it and what colors you choose to use. If you are wanting it to just be for Valentines day red and black are really cool (I did one for my friend in these colors and it was really pretty), if you are wanting it for Valentines and your home later you can use more neutral colors like I did here with the grey and ivory, and if you are wanting it for your living room or master bedroom you can use the colors that coordinate with that room in your home. I made mine to be able to use with my valentine decor and also to be able to put in my home at different times of the year. This is another really easy project it takes a little time just because of the time it takes for the paint to dry. I was able to complete this project during nap time one day so it still doesn't take too long and while the paint is drying you can work on other things.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Materials needed&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7uLF_9uq-c0/VN1oRrbrCkI/AAAAAAAAUlA/St_d8-wEObo/s1600/DSC_9706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7uLF_9uq-c0/VN1oRrbrCkI/AAAAAAAAUlA/St_d8-wEObo/s1600/DSC_9706.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />-Wood pallet {I got mine at the wood connection but you can also make your own- tutorial coming soon)<br />-Heart and love vinyl (wood connection or you can cut your own if you have a machine)<br />-Craft paint<br />-paint brushes<br />-sand &nbsp;block<br />-squeegy<br />-ribbon (optional)<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">***All of these items can be found and were purchased at the&nbsp;</span><a href="http://thewoodconnection.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">WOOD CONNECTION</a><br style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">This is not a sponsored post I just freaking love that place and I know you will too</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">How I made it&nbsp;</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUwJ92QhbGY/VN1oSqJBvrI/AAAAAAAAUlQ/4NhpchE8YZk/s1600/DSC_9709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUwJ92QhbGY/VN1oSqJBvrI/AAAAAAAAUlQ/4NhpchE8YZk/s1600/DSC_9709.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />I started out by painting the pallet the charcoal grey color. This is going to be the color you want your heart and love to be. I painted two coats letting it dry between each coat.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h68zdY3zfy8/VN1oTRnT_zI/AAAAAAAAUlM/AVzaaYYRvsM/s1600/DSC_9713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h68zdY3zfy8/VN1oTRnT_zI/AAAAAAAAUlM/AVzaaYYRvsM/s1600/DSC_9713.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Once the paint is fully dry you are going to apply the vinyl to the pallet where ever you want it to go.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DBf5mzX10YY/VN1oUPQmEXI/AAAAAAAAUlU/vD99MDhrxYE/s1600/DSC_9714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DBf5mzX10YY/VN1oUPQmEXI/AAAAAAAAUlU/vD99MDhrxYE/s1600/DSC_9714.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MxnzuO08am0/VN1oUyoH3oI/AAAAAAAAUlY/33FIvR6NkD0/s1600/DSC_9715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MxnzuO08am0/VN1oUyoH3oI/AAAAAAAAUlY/33FIvR6NkD0/s1600/DSC_9715.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Next I painted the ivory right over the top of the vinyl. This is going to be the main color of your project. I painted three coats {since it was a light color covering over a dark color) letting it dry between each coat.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6LYe51DT7eM/VN1oXK03qNI/AAAAAAAAUlo/9xMf2kjVtmk/s1600/DSC_9719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6LYe51DT7eM/VN1oXK03qNI/AAAAAAAAUlo/9xMf2kjVtmk/s1600/DSC_9719.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Once the paint was all dry I simple removed all the vinyl and then you will have the heart and love as the grey color from underneath.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KT3zQ1SQ2Kg/VN1oYDrdFVI/AAAAAAAAUls/ct6O1DR5-G4/s1600/DSC_9725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KT3zQ1SQ2Kg/VN1oYDrdFVI/AAAAAAAAUls/ct6O1DR5-G4/s1600/DSC_9725.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Once everything was dry I sanded down all the edges and the surfaces to make it look a little worn and antique. When it comes to painting projects I love to distress them up a little bit.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OoscC4YmbTk/VN1oYzWZkFI/AAAAAAAAUl0/wGrwae7r6KQ/s1600/DSC_9720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OoscC4YmbTk/VN1oYzWZkFI/AAAAAAAAUl0/wGrwae7r6KQ/s1600/DSC_9720.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fPH49_shbEk/VN1oZ6nZeWI/AAAAAAAAUmA/-Zci4suTnXs/s1600/DSC_9726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fPH49_shbEk/VN1oZ6nZeWI/AAAAAAAAUmA/-Zci4suTnXs/s1600/DSC_9726.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vz6reG3AIFI/VN1oa57-WHI/AAAAAAAAUmE/_Pi71UMdVnw/s1600/DSC_9724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vz6reG3AIFI/VN1oa57-WHI/AAAAAAAAUmE/_Pi71UMdVnw/s1600/DSC_9724.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />I love the colors and how I can use this all year round. I think it is important to celebrate love all year round, every day to our husbands, kids, family and friends. I just love the word LOVE that has so much meaning behind it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h4t_TCnniW0/VN1odQDwVGI/AAAAAAAAUmQ/XDVn4ik8rfc/s1600/DSC_9728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h4t_TCnniW0/VN1odQDwVGI/AAAAAAAAUmQ/XDVn4ik8rfc/s1600/DSC_9728.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />I hope you all have a fun Valentines day tomorrow and make sure to tell all those loved ones how much they mean to you. 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text-align: center;"></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/3A47C03U77Y" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com1http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/02/all-you-need-is-love-love-love-is-all.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-50424676202446832962015-02-12T00:48:00.000-07:002015-02-12T20:15:56.388-07:00Two hearts beat as One {Valentine plaque}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTdp6k8CEXA/VNxQDi2_idI/AAAAAAAAUig/LbR_7X7aAHQ/s1600/DSC_9736a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTdp6k8CEXA/VNxQDi2_idI/AAAAAAAAUig/LbR_7X7aAHQ/s1600/DSC_9736a.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />I know I &nbsp;know Valentines day is in 2 days so I am a little behind in posting this super cute plaque. But...I still wanted to share it because A. it is too cute not to share B. It is never too late to make a cute project for your own home or for a neighbor I mean come on we keep V-day decor up the whole month of February anyway...right? or is that just me? and C. because I think this is a decor piece that does not just have to be for valentines day it is cute enough and simple enough to keep up all year I think this would be so cute in a master bedroom in fact that is where this one is going as soon as February is over. It would also be cute on a gallery wall surrounded by wedding and family photos. Ok so now that I have convinced you to make this while Valentines day being two days away let me show you how fast and easy it really is.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Supplies Needed</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rec_dIWrkn8/VNxQEVCDJVI/AAAAAAAAUio/ikuo2lFBI40/s1600/DSC_9711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rec_dIWrkn8/VNxQEVCDJVI/AAAAAAAAUio/ikuo2lFBI40/s1600/DSC_9711.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />-Wood plaque<br />-2 small wooden hearts<br />-1 wooden arrow<br />-Ivory, Metallic gold and Coral craft paint<br />-Sand paper or block<br />-paint brush<br />-wood glue<br />-painters tape<br /><br />***All of these items can be found and were purchased at the <a href="http://thewoodconnection.com/" rel="nofollow">WOOD CONNECTION</a><br />This is not a sponsored post I just freaking love that place and I know you will too<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How I Made it&nbsp;</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rqR_Bvf6CQU/VNxQFBCrMpI/AAAAAAAAUiw/lnzS2452Nw0/s1600/DSC_9716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rqR_Bvf6CQU/VNxQFBCrMpI/AAAAAAAAUiw/lnzS2452Nw0/s1600/DSC_9716.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />First I just painted the plaque the ivory white. I did two coats, letting it dry completely between each coat and that was plenty of coverage<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-igDrEuhgUmI/VNxQFthPEXI/AAAAAAAAUi4/woyiMmsPdU4/s1600/DSC_9717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-igDrEuhgUmI/VNxQFthPEXI/AAAAAAAAUi4/woyiMmsPdU4/s1600/DSC_9717.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />While the plaque was drying I painted the hearts Coral and the arrow metallic gold. I also did two coats on all the small pieces.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1IR2b66UmU/VNxQGUiKauI/AAAAAAAAUi8/qclyE10W3F8/s1600/DSC_9718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1IR2b66UmU/VNxQGUiKauI/AAAAAAAAUi8/qclyE10W3F8/s1600/DSC_9718.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Then I decided the white was too plain for me and it needed a little something more so I used painters tape to tape off a stripe and painted it a charcoal grey..painting two coats and then removing the tape. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mgbKKS560b0/VNxQI9FjYcI/AAAAAAAAUjI/tfVPxbjsWj0/s1600/DSC_9731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mgbKKS560b0/VNxQI9FjYcI/AAAAAAAAUjI/tfVPxbjsWj0/s1600/DSC_9731.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Once everything was dry I sanded down all the edges and the surfaces to make it look a little worn and antique. When it comes to painting projects I love to distress them up a little bit.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JECmfPO4bL8/VNxQJZPo_hI/AAAAAAAAUjM/Vj29PqS7W24/s1600/DSC_9737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JECmfPO4bL8/VNxQJZPo_hI/AAAAAAAAUjM/Vj29PqS7W24/s1600/DSC_9737.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Lastly I used the wood glue to attach the hearts and arrows on the plaque just in the middle of the grey stripe. And you are done. Seriously it is so easy and fast.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3LpZ42gMxI/VNxQJ77CKWI/AAAAAAAAUjU/9t6kQXpskow/s1600/DSC_9735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3LpZ42gMxI/VNxQJ77CKWI/AAAAAAAAUjU/9t6kQXpskow/s1600/DSC_9735.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yX7R6SyDzQ4/VNxQKsLs4rI/AAAAAAAAUjg/yQYgu6jRm-Q/s1600/DSC_9738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yX7R6SyDzQ4/VNxQKsLs4rI/AAAAAAAAUjg/yQYgu6jRm-Q/s1600/DSC_9738.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />I love how it turned out and I know you would love it in your home too. Looking for a fun gift to give someone you can easily whip up two or three at the same time.<br /><br />I just want to take a second to thank all of my amazing followers and readers. Thank you for sticky by me and for your support it means the world right now as I am trying to get back in the swing of things in this blogging world that I have missed so dearly. Thank you for being patient and for keeping me going. I hope that I am able to inspire or help just one of you. 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text-align: center;"></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/YefQC4kz_Ws" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com0http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/02/two-hearts-beat-as-one-valentine-plaque.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-40141901523766897822015-02-09T02:31:00.000-07:002015-02-09T02:31:34.120-07:00Move it Monday #7 {Wall Workout}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RAjFUXrf03Q/VNh0EGfDL7I/AAAAAAAAUgo/xpN6y5IkXrg/s1600/wallworkout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RAjFUXrf03Q/VNh0EGfDL7I/AAAAAAAAUgo/xpN6y5IkXrg/s1600/wallworkout.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Welcome back to MOVE IT MONDAY.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;It has been so nice here in Utah I just had to get in a good little workout in outside. I am not mad at you mother nature. This weather is so fantastic. This is also one you can do inside if the weather does not permit, all you need is a PVC pipe or broom stick, a wall, an elevated surface such as a step or bench, and yourself. This is the perfect workout to start out your week right. This is a full body workout that is sure to get you energized for the rest of the day, and should only take you 30 minutes to complete from start to finish including the warm up, tabata and the AMRAP. So lets do it together and let me know how it goes.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vCoYpsewpr0/VNh9NhhgHCI/AAAAAAAAUiQ/Uyti29ixWQM/s1600/outfit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vCoYpsewpr0/VNh9NhhgHCI/AAAAAAAAUiQ/Uyti29ixWQM/s1600/outfit.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Shirt: </span><a href="http://shop.lululemon.com/home.jsp?k_clickid=c5f347b6-26a2-416d-acd4-3bc996454972&amp;k_trackingid=11x37085&amp;cid=Google&amp;gclid=CPLzg7DG1MMCFYQ5aQodHW4Apw" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Lulu Lemon </a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;|| &nbsp;Shorts: </span><a href="http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/?cp=usns_kw_AL!1778!3!50623317902!e!!g!nike!c" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Nike </a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;|| &nbsp;Shoes: </span><a href="http://www.reebok.com/us/" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Reebok Nano 4 &nbsp;</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">|| Sports Bra: </span><a href="http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/?cp=usns_kw_AL!1778!3!50623317902!e!!g!nike!c" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Nike </a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">|| &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Facility: My home &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Photo Credit: Tyler Ulrich</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">To find some of my previous at home/out side work outs you can find them&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/09/move-it-monday-4-family-walk-workout.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/08/move-it-monday-3-track-and-field-workout.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">,&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-2-stadium-bleacher.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;, &nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/11/move-it-monday-5-stadium-and-at-home.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>, <a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2015/01/move-it-monday-6-vacation-wod.html" rel="nofollow">HERE<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">and an introduction to the series&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-intro.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">, you can also find all of my other workouts I have shared on the blog since Last year through the search box on the side or the links I provide at the bottom of this post. I cannot wait to share with you all of my workouts and recipes to help you to be a better you. This year is going to be a great one. Lets get healthy and crush some goals together. Remember you can always email me with suggestions or questions at&nbsp;<b>wjwiki07@hotmail.com</b>&nbsp;Now lets finally get to this workout shall we!!!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NLlaUplLnPA/VNh0E3-jm0I/AAAAAAAAUgs/2GZyUGCloYk/s1600/workout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NLlaUplLnPA/VNh0E3-jm0I/AAAAAAAAUgs/2GZyUGCloYk/s1600/workout.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Let's take a closer look at each exercise and break it all down before we get started....</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">WARM UP</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">Warm up! It is important! Don't skip it and do it all! Its like breakfast it should not be skipped, it should be taken seriously and it should be done well, because it prepares you for the rest of the workout.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L1vlTNOEeDU/VNh0GwJbIRI/AAAAAAAAUg4/uTekI3K_4Pg/s1600/passthroughs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L1vlTNOEeDU/VNh0GwJbIRI/AAAAAAAAUg4/uTekI3K_4Pg/s1600/passthroughs.jpg" height="442" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Running/jogging</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;is always a great way to get the body warmed up and ready to go. It gets your heart rate going, your body warm and your blood flow going!&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">This week in the warm up the running is a 400 m run which is a quarter mile or once around the track if you have access to one.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">P</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">ass thrus</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">. You will want a wide grip on the PVC/stick raising it above your head keeping your arms straight pass through to behind you, rotating your shoulders, then still&nbsp; keeping your arms straight you will pass back up to over head and back down to your hips. Repeat until you have done ten.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-58d_ONsU0lo/VNh0H-BHPaI/AAAAAAAAUhA/Ns6gOiktrv4/s1600/good%2Bmornings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-58d_ONsU0lo/VNh0H-BHPaI/AAAAAAAAUhA/Ns6gOiktrv4/s1600/good%2Bmornings.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">good mornings</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">. These are fantastic at stretching out those hammies, calves, back, abs and pretty much everything else. You will place your hands about 6-8 inches past shoulder width place the bar behind your head, and resting on your shoulders, then you are going to bend at your hips to a 90 degree angle keeping your hammies tight, your head up and your back straight. This form is very important and will warm you up and stretch in all the right places. Then you will stand back up. And repeat until you have done 10.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NrBTFAz7Pqk/VNh0I7r1j0I/AAAAAAAAUhI/Wlt31QHggEU/s1600/airsquat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NrBTFAz7Pqk/VNh0I7r1j0I/AAAAAAAAUhI/Wlt31QHggEU/s1600/airsquat.jpg" height="638" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Air Squats</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- Start in a standing position with your feet about shoulder width apart. Before you do the squat it is important that when you are squatting down to keep your torso vertical, your weight on your heels, knees push out- tracking over the feet. Then when you squat down you will keep your eyes forward and slightly up, your arms out for balance, and squat down until the crease of your hips are at or below your knee, core tight, &nbsp;keeping a good lumbar curve and chest up, then stand back up and repeat.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YN8kp67Btbs/VNh0J3cBVyI/AAAAAAAAUhQ/v1unMZR9mck/s1600/inchworm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YN8kp67Btbs/VNh0J3cBVyI/AAAAAAAAUhQ/v1unMZR9mck/s1600/inchworm.jpg" height="640" width="250" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Inch Worm Push ups</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;You will start with your legs apart and your hands touching the ground in front of you then you will walk your hand out until you are in a plank push up position, you will do a full push up with your chest touching the ground, back to the plank push up position, then move your hand back to your feet. Then repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">TABATA</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXLO_-4leg/VNh0MNoAN-I/AAAAAAAAUhY/2Qy3KgVHR6U/s1600/boxjump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ekXLO_-4leg/VNh0MNoAN-I/AAAAAAAAUhY/2Qy3KgVHR6U/s1600/boxjump.jpg" height="512" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">A TABATA is a short 4 minute workout of 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds rest and repeat until the 8 rounds are up. This can be any skill you are wanting to work on. If you are doing two skills you will do 4 minutes of one and then 4 minutes of the other. For this workout we are working 8 minutes and 2 skills.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Box jump</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- Start on the edge of an elevated surface, bleachers or steps, jump up and land on the bleacher the box jump is not complete until your hips and aligned with your shoulders at the top with a straight body, then you will step or jump down and repeat.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ScmjaZIa9g/VNh0NFdmPxI/AAAAAAAAUhg/fzG88DBmurk/s1600/dips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ScmjaZIa9g/VNh0NFdmPxI/AAAAAAAAUhg/fzG88DBmurk/s1600/dips.jpg" height="376" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Dips-</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;Go over to an elevated surface of a chair, stair, or in my case our driveway, walk your feet out then keeping your hips up and your abs tight bend your arms down into a dip. Elbows back until you reach 90 degrees and straighten arms back up, repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">WORKOUT</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c4fCKVpp37A/VNh0OyrKfXI/AAAAAAAAUho/Q5YQrsFdujo/s1600/wallwalks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c4fCKVpp37A/VNh0OyrKfXI/AAAAAAAAUho/Q5YQrsFdujo/s1600/wallwalks.jpg" height="414" width="640" /></a></div><br />This workout is a 10 minute AMRAP meaning you will be working the whole ten minutes. You will go through the workout and repeat it until you reach that 10 minute mark trying to get as many rounds as you can before time is up. Keep track of those rounds as you go.<br /><br /><b>Wall Walks</b>- you will start in a push up position on the ground you will then push up and start walking your feet up the wall and your hands on the ground toward the wall until you are in a straight handstand position against the wall with your shoulders pushing up, legs straight, arms straight and your head in, then you will walk back down into a push up and repeat until you have done 5.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwAeEpKGcSo/VNh0QZ_5hTI/AAAAAAAAUhw/Mv2LMIihrx8/s1600/split%2Bsquats%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwAeEpKGcSo/VNh0QZ_5hTI/AAAAAAAAUhw/Mv2LMIihrx8/s1600/split%2Bsquats%2B.jpg" height="436" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Split squats- </b>You will do 5 of these on each leg. Put one foot in front of you and the other on the wall with a slight bend in the knee, then you are going to lower down into a lunge position and then stand back up to a straight front leg. Make sure to keep your chest up and your core tight. Keep your weight central with the weight in your heel in your front foot lowering straight down not forward.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8RytHvbALag/VNh0RAWG8CI/AAAAAAAAUh4/bPOTZwDFF3s/s1600/pushup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8RytHvbALag/VNh0RAWG8CI/AAAAAAAAUh4/bPOTZwDFF3s/s1600/pushup.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Push ups</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- O</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">n your hands and toes, core tight bum tucked under and hips in a line. Go down to chest on the ground and push back up.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure your elbow are tucked into your sides as you bend them and not out to the sides. You want your elbow pointing back.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">and repeat all of those for 10 minutes as many rounds as you can complete.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Give yourself a goal, push yourself and get as many rounds as you can in that 10 minutes. It is as easy or as hard as you make it by how much you are willing to push yourself.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: center;">Make sure to come and check out more of my At home workouts&nbsp;</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.3999996185303px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/10/at-home-crossfit-workouts-part-one.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/11/crossfit-at-home-workouts-anyone-can-do.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HdIOP_XKHBw/VLMM8gH7hQI/AAAAAAAAUgE/eDyBRe44bII/s1600/vacation%2Bworkout%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HdIOP_XKHBw/VLMM8gH7hQI/AAAAAAAAUgE/eDyBRe44bII/s1600/vacation%2Bworkout%2B.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Welcome back to MOVE IT MONDAY. Its a new year and yes one of my goals is to be a better blogger. So HERE we go! Over Christmas break my family and I were lucky enough to run away to California for a week to visit family, have some fun and even relax a little bit. Although I did not do as well as I would have liked about working out while I was away, I needed the break, I was able to squeeze in some activity on the beach and a little workout in my sister's beautiful Temecula backyard, complete with palm trees, Christmas lights, a pool and hot tub. &nbsp;Yes, it was as magical as it sounds. Yes, I felt spoiled. No, I did not want to come home. Can I go back to Cali please!&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Next time I will do a little better about getting in my fitness even if its early in the morning so I still have time for all the fun. This workout I did is great to do while you are away on your trip, or you can do it at your own home, it is all body weight movements and the only equipment needed is a jump rope. I am telling you if you are working out at home you should for sure invest in a jump rope.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Also with it being a new year, fitness goals almost always make their appearance into our lists and journals. We always have good intentions but they seem to fade. Your health and your fitness should be a priority not just a goal you write down on a piece of paper at the beginning of the new year. Physical activity and eating well are&nbsp;lifestyles, they should be never ending and apart of your daily&nbsp;activities. Your health is important and it is important to find time to get that workout in at least 3&nbsp;times a week. To find some of my previous at home/out side work outs you can find them&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/09/move-it-monday-4-family-walk-workout.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/08/move-it-monday-3-track-and-field-workout.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">,&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-2-stadium-bleacher.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;, &nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>, <a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/11/move-it-monday-5-stadium-and-at-home.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">and an introduction to the series&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-intro.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">, you can also find all of my other workouts I have shared on the blog since Last year through the search box on the side or the links I provide at the bottom of this post. I cannot wait to share with you all of my workouts and recipes to help you to be a better you. This year is going to be a great one. Lets get healthy and crush some goals together. Remember you can always email me with suggestions or questions at <b>wjwiki07@hotmail.com</b> Now lets finally get to this workout shall we!!!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDCjdFO6e9w/VLMKi12LhiI/AAAAAAAAUf4/dNyP-ZhkfNE/s1600/workout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDCjdFO6e9w/VLMKi12LhiI/AAAAAAAAUf4/dNyP-ZhkfNE/s1600/workout.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Let's take a closer look at each exercise and break it all down before we get started....</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-size: large;">WARM UP&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zpnbNmvGqFA/VLMHnNTXiUI/AAAAAAAAUe8/o4zTX-Zhcog/s1600/duwarmup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zpnbNmvGqFA/VLMHnNTXiUI/AAAAAAAAUe8/o4zTX-Zhcog/s1600/duwarmup.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Warm up! It is important! Don't skip it and do it all! Its like breakfast it should not be skipped, it should be taken seriously and it should be done well, because it prepares you for the rest of the workout.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><b>Double Unders-&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">A double under is just what is sounds like the rope will go around twice in the amount of time that you jump and your feet hit back to the ground. This is obviously a quick movement and is amazing cardio. Do you remember doing these in elementary school during recess? Yeah well now we are old and they are a lot trickier lol I learned that the hard way. Double unders get some getting used to it is all about the timing, work on them, practice and while you are working on them you can substitute double the amount of single jump ropes until you get them down.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;If you are substituting single jumps for double unders make sure to double the amount of reps so in the warm up you would do 200 singles in the workout you would do 100-80-60-40-20</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--c4QltvGJMI/VLMH1X8XnoI/AAAAAAAAUfs/X6UPMZoVgKQ/s1600/pass%2Bthrus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--c4QltvGJMI/VLMH1X8XnoI/AAAAAAAAUfs/X6UPMZoVgKQ/s1600/pass%2Bthrus.jpg" height="404" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">P</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">ass thrus</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">. You will want a wide grip on the PVC/stick raising it above your head keeping your arms straight pass through to behind you, rotating your shoulders, then still&nbsp; keeping your arms straight you will pass back up to over head and back down to your hips. Repeat until you have done twenty.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AMvUYd0F3M0/VLMHp5f3yHI/AAAAAAAAUfE/fB2s4-pUO7k/s1600/airsquatwu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AMvUYd0F3M0/VLMHp5f3yHI/AAAAAAAAUfE/fB2s4-pUO7k/s1600/airsquatwu.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Air Squats</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- Start in a standing position with your feet about shoulder width apart. Before you do the squat it is important that when you are squatting down to keep your torso vertical, your weight on your heels, knees push out- tracking over the feet. Then when you squat down you will keep your eyes forward and slightly up, your arms out for balance, and squat down until the crease of your hips are at or below your knee, keeping a good lumbar curve and chest up, then stand back up and repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XJiWM1biN6I/VLMHrwHJhOI/AAAAAAAAUfM/gVtoYM6dVfI/s1600/inch%2Bworm%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XJiWM1biN6I/VLMHrwHJhOI/AAAAAAAAUfM/gVtoYM6dVfI/s1600/inch%2Bworm%2B.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Inch Worm Push ups</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;You will start with your legs apart and your hands touching the ground in front of you then you will walk your hand out until you are in a plank push up position, you will do a full push up with your chest touching the ground, back to the plank push up position, then move your hand back to your feet. Then repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cGmvxihmS1A/VLMHskdlTMI/AAAAAAAAUfQ/KV0ya-_NCU4/s1600/dips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cGmvxihmS1A/VLMHskdlTMI/AAAAAAAAUfQ/KV0ya-_NCU4/s1600/dips.jpg" height="640" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Dips-</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;Go over to an elevated surface, walk your feet out bend your knees then keeping your hips up and your abs tight bend your arms down into a dip. Elbows back until you reach 90 degrees and straighten arms back up, repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tEMU1QLU0AM/VLMHv8p99vI/AAAAAAAAUfc/AWaK07KdXNs/s1600/sampson%2Bstretch%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tEMU1QLU0AM/VLMHv8p99vI/AAAAAAAAUfc/AWaK07KdXNs/s1600/sampson%2Bstretch%2B.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Samson Stretch</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">this is like a front lunge the only difference is you will have your arms above your head and you will keep your chest up stretching back. do 5 on each leg</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uGT7yVoDnMY/VLMHw8KdkmI/AAAAAAAAUfk/Eva-SYorhSY/s1600/toetoches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uGT7yVoDnMY/VLMHw8KdkmI/AAAAAAAAUfk/Eva-SYorhSY/s1600/toetoches.jpg" height="550" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Toe Touch Walk- </b>This is just as it sounds each time you take a step you are going to kick your leg up and touch your toes with the opposite hand, then you will do the next leg and go on with each step doing 10 on each leg. 20 total kicks.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">WORKOUT</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DFAtRsxRD58/VLMAvUkEUcI/AAAAAAAAUeM/FFgYF4mPex4/s1600/doubleunder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DFAtRsxRD58/VLMAvUkEUcI/AAAAAAAAUeM/FFgYF4mPex4/s1600/doubleunder.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />This workout is 5 rounds with the rep scheme going down each round, you will do the same four movements each round they will just be less reps. The reps are 50-40-30-20-10 of each movement. This is a 20-30 minute workout after the warm up so make sure to plan accordingly. Now pull up your hair, tie up those laces, pick out a good music mix and lets go! This is the perfect workout to do today to get your week started off right.<br /><br />The first movement you will do each round is double unders. See the warm up for explanation. Remember you will double the amount of reps if you are doing single jumps so 100-80-60-40-20 the rest of the movements will still be the 50-40-30-20-10.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4Xml4ZXhsw/VLMAwfJh6EI/AAAAAAAAUeU/yseQx5Rrgko/s1600/plank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4Xml4ZXhsw/VLMAwfJh6EI/AAAAAAAAUeU/yseQx5Rrgko/s1600/plank.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Tank &amp; Bra in one: <a href="http://shop.lululemon.com/home.jsp" rel="nofollow">Lulu Lemon</a> &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Shorts: <a href="http://www.nike.com/" rel="nofollow">Nike </a>|| &nbsp;Shoes: <a href="http://www.reebok.com/us/" rel="nofollow">Reebok Nano 4.0 </a>&nbsp;|| Knee Sleeves: <a href="http://www.exosleeve.com/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Exo Sleeves </a>&nbsp;|| &nbsp;Wrist supports: <a href="http://www.roguefitness.com/" rel="nofollow">Rogue </a>&nbsp;|| Sweats: <a href="http://www.reebok.com/us/" rel="nofollow">Reebok </a>|| Swimming suit: <a href="http://www.albionfit.com/" rel="nofollow">Albion Fit</a> || &nbsp;Facility: Home in Temecula, Ca || &nbsp;Photo Credit: Tyler Ulrich</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qYztFJ55Bww/VLMAxOemfRI/AAAAAAAAUeY/DigU5An6AR4/s1600/push%2Bups%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qYztFJ55Bww/VLMAxOemfRI/AAAAAAAAUeY/DigU5An6AR4/s1600/push%2Bups%2B.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Push ups</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- O</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">n your hands and toes, core tight bum tucked under and hips in a line. Go down to chest on the ground and push back up.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure your elbow are tucked into your sides as you bend them and not out to the sides. You want your elbow pointing back.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uR7y4LjX2rY/VLMAzbbJkfI/AAAAAAAAUek/8u3JVTmk4dk/s1600/air%2Bsquats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uR7y4LjX2rY/VLMAzbbJkfI/AAAAAAAAUek/8u3JVTmk4dk/s1600/air%2Bsquats.jpg" height="472" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Air Squats</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- Start in a standing position with your feet about shoulder width apart. Before you do the squat it is important that when you are squatting down to keep your torso vertical, your weight on your heels, knees push out- tracking over the feet. Then when you squat down you will keep your eyes forward and slightly up, your arms out for balance, and squat down until the crease of your hips are at or below your knee, keeping a good lumbar curve and chest up, then stand back up and repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AiEVSQGeOak/VLMAzs5ZGwI/AAAAAAAAUeo/_xk3k9Uk0CA/s1600/situps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AiEVSQGeOak/VLMAzs5ZGwI/AAAAAAAAUeo/_xk3k9Uk0CA/s1600/situps.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Sit ups-&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">This is pretty much just like any other sit up but you are going to bend your knees, open your hips and put the bottoms of your feet together in a butterfly position like the picture above then you will proceed with the sit up until you touch the ground in front of your toes.&nbsp; Lay back and bring yours arms above your head, then using your abs and pulling your back down to the mat sit up, lay back down and repeat.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Give yourself a goal on this workout, push yourself and get through it as quickly and&nbsp;efficiently&nbsp;as you can.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qRt5B9cRsiU/VLNTyItEn-I/AAAAAAAAUgU/qJCEliBJVPw/s1600/photo%2B(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qRt5B9cRsiU/VLNTyItEn-I/AAAAAAAAUgU/qJCEliBJVPw/s1600/photo%2B(3).JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: center;">Make sure to come and check out more of my At home workouts&nbsp;</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/10/at-home-crossfit-workouts-part-one.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/11/crossfit-at-home-workouts-anyone-can-do.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/12/crossfit-at-home-workouts-anyone-can-do.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE,</a><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/02/at-home-workout-4.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">, &nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/04/at-home-workout-day-24-of-leggings.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; 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It is called Game it and it is going to blow your mind. Do you like fashion? Gagets? Toys for your kids? giftcards? Do you like when you can get them for free just by earning them while playing a game? Game it is your answer then. Game it is a free app that rewards you with prizes that you have earned by answering trivia questions about geography, pop culture and history in the game.<br /><br />Put your brain and strategy to the test and win some prizes. Sounds fun huh? You get to play with friends to win the latest and greatest products that you have been eying.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eOpXKfNnukw/VHS8ofEZvOI/AAAAAAAAUcw/G5PATD2pNgo/s1600/IMG_3409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eOpXKfNnukw/VHS8ofEZvOI/AAAAAAAAUcw/G5PATD2pNgo/s1600/IMG_3409.jpg" height="640" width="360" /></a></div><br />First step is to go and download the app, it is FREE so do it! Once it is downloaded you are going to open it and sign in using your facebook account. Then it is time for the fun part. Find a product that you have been looking for, game it and answer the trivia to get the highest score. Another cool thing is if you are not happy with your score at the end there is a steal it button with a bonus question that if answered correctly, can help you get to get in the lead.<br /><br />Play for your prize as many times as you like to make sure your score is the highest by the games end duration and you Win It. Your prize will be on your door step shortly. You can also share the game with your friends to make sure it is funded and the prize can be won, because who hates cool prizes and playing alone? You sure don’t!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_mav276X7a4/VHS8vNJBb_I/AAAAAAAAUc4/4PlsEb1IaNA/s1600/DSC_8742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_mav276X7a4/VHS8vNJBb_I/AAAAAAAAUc4/4PlsEb1IaNA/s1600/DSC_8742.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><br />Ok so you have downloaded the app and we have told you a little about it lets get you started by telling you how to play.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;">1. Click the play button to answer 10 trivia questions in the indicated trivia topic assigned to the applicable product.</div><div style="text-align: start;">2. Agree to contribute the amount of app virtual currency indicated for the applicable trivia contest.</div><div style="text-align: start;">3. The goal is to be the fastest player with the most accurate answers. Remember, once you enter, you can continue to try and increase your score by playing the game as many times as you like for additional virtual currency.</div><div style="text-align: start;">4. Each trivia contest will remain open to play until the earlier of:</div><div style="text-align: start;">a. (a) the time at which the maximum number of plays is reached for such trivia contest, and</div><div style="text-align: start;">b. (b) the end time displayed for such trivia contest.</div><div style="text-align: start;">5. The player who is leading the trivia contest when the maximum number of plays is reached will win the applicable prize.</div><div style="text-align: start;">6. Each time you play, you will get the same trivia topic, but different questions.</div><div style="text-align: start;">7. You may also attempt to answer two bonus questions to boost your score in the applicable trivia contest for an additional amount of virtual currency.</div><div style="text-align: start;">8. If the minimum number of players has not entered to play before the end time, then all players will be refunded the amount of virtual currency contributed for such trivia contest.</div><span style="text-align: start;">a. For more details, see the Official Rules, which are posted below. All Game Play is governed by the Official Rules. By playing the Trivia Contest, you agree you have read and are bound by the Official Rules.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Easy enough right?! So go download for free and give it a try I promise you are going to be loving it and thanking me for telling you all about it. Plus a fun little fact for all my fashion lovers on average more than 5 brand new fashion products are added each day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GlDZ_qKs5ek/VHS81O5i2kI/AAAAAAAAUdA/8J31ESef8GA/s1600/DSC_8743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GlDZ_qKs5ek/VHS81O5i2kI/AAAAAAAAUdA/8J31ESef8GA/s1600/DSC_8743.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This app is available on both IOS and DROID!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">***This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Gameit by me. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a><br /> </center></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/dDvkOEIhVjc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com1http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/11/gameit-exciting-new-app.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-68185037642169780122014-11-24T00:00:00.000-07:002014-11-24T00:00:02.218-07:00Move it Monday #5 {Stadium and at home workout}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hkBGHau_zEw/VHKMxPh8sFI/AAAAAAAAUaI/KgKjFHqZQho/s1600/opening.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hkBGHau_zEw/VHKMxPh8sFI/AAAAAAAAUaI/KgKjFHqZQho/s1600/opening.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Welcome back to MOVE IT MONDAY. It has been a couple months since my last workout post, which I&nbsp;apologize&nbsp;for, but this one is worth the wait. Things get crazy as soon as the holidays start as I am&nbsp;sure all you busy people know. I really want to get you some workouts you can do at home or while you are out of town while the crazy busy holidays come up. Your health is important and it is important to find time to get that workout in at least 3 times a week. To find some of my previous at home/out side work outs you can find them <a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/09/move-it-monday-4-family-walk-workout.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/08/move-it-monday-3-track-and-field-workout.html" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">HERE</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">,&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-2-stadium-bleacher.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;, &nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;and an introduction to the series&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-intro.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">, you can also find all of my other workouts I have shared on the blog since Last year through the search box on the side or the links I provide at the bottom of this post.&nbsp;</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fqvlc0DMZEQ/VHKM0p6EsPI/AAAAAAAAUaQ/uKB5xHEfRyQ/s1600/DSC_8737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fqvlc0DMZEQ/VHKM0p6EsPI/AAAAAAAAUaQ/uKB5xHEfRyQ/s1600/DSC_8737.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />For this workout we are headed to the football stadium and track but you can also do all of this at your home or a club gym with small modifications. We recently moved back to my home town a couple months ago and so naturally I headed to my old stomping grounds, Layton High School, for a nice little workout session. It is super close to my home, it is a nice facility, its free and always open and my boys like to play there along side of me. The weirdest part about this workout was that I hadn't worked out at that stadium for ten years back when I was running track as a Lancer. Crazy how time flies and all of a sudden we are grown ups and looking at those students like they look like babies. ten years people! My ten year reunion is coming up! Im not sure how I feel about this. Anyway off of that whole Im getting old thing for a moment lets talk about this fun little workout I put together for you guys because I love you and its good for you! You can thank me after, its fine!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IBAiD_zNnmo/VHKM2Nvqp_I/AAAAAAAAUaY/tR3CFRKyuac/s1600/MM5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IBAiD_zNnmo/VHKM2Nvqp_I/AAAAAAAAUaY/tR3CFRKyuac/s1600/MM5.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Let's take a closer look at each exercise and break it all down before we get started....</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">WARMUP</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZY67PejOAYs/VHKM53G80SI/AAAAAAAAUao/VIkANg7M_Gg/s1600/warmup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZY67PejOAYs/VHKM53G80SI/AAAAAAAAUao/VIkANg7M_Gg/s1600/warmup.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Warm up! It is important! Don't skip it and do it all! Its like breakfast it should not be skipped, it should be taken seriously and it should be done well, because it prepares you for the rest of the workout.<br /><br /><b>Run 400 m-&nbsp;</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">R</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">unning/jogging</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;is always a great way to get the body warmed up and ready to go. It gets your heart rate going, your body warm and your blood flow going! This week in the warm up the running is a 400 m run which is a quarter mile or once around the track if you have access to one.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-npyNEwgIfRI/VHKM-rBnrOI/AAAAAAAAUaw/ysYKWFmTaXY/s1600/passthrus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-npyNEwgIfRI/VHKM-rBnrOI/AAAAAAAAUaw/ysYKWFmTaXY/s1600/passthrus.jpg" height="414" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">P</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">ass thrus</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">. You will want a wide grip on the PVC/stick raising it above your head keeping your arms straight pass through to behind you, rotating your shoulders, then still&nbsp; keeping your arms straight you will pass back up to over head and back down to your hips. Repeat until you have done fifteen.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zxIW72YF_kY/VHKNBHsB25I/AAAAAAAAUa4/ENBjR1-GDEI/s1600/squatjump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zxIW72YF_kY/VHKNBHsB25I/AAAAAAAAUa4/ENBjR1-GDEI/s1600/squatjump.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Jumping Squat</b>-&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Start in a standing position with your feet about shoulder width apart. Before you do the squat it is important that when you are squatting down to keep your torso vertical, your weight on your heels, knees push out- tracking over the feet. Then when you squat down you will keep your eyes forward and slightly up, your arms out for balance, and squat down until the crease of your hips are at or below your knee, squeeze your abs in,&nbsp; keeping a good lumbar curve and chest up, then stand back up and jump and repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vPcuV5EPIG8/VHKNDtPPS-I/AAAAAAAAUbA/RordDtV-kqc/s1600/inchwormpushups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vPcuV5EPIG8/VHKNDtPPS-I/AAAAAAAAUbA/RordDtV-kqc/s1600/inchwormpushups.jpg" height="414" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Inch Worm Push ups</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;You will start with your legs apart and your hands touching the ground in front of you then you will walk your hand out until you are in a plank push up position, you will do a full push up with your chest touching the ground, back to the plank push up position, then move your hand back to your feet. Then repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">TABATA</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DMGFsP-2NbE/VHKNFzfAjZI/AAAAAAAAUbI/LLyM_azyYJ4/s1600/OH%2Bsquat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DMGFsP-2NbE/VHKNFzfAjZI/AAAAAAAAUbI/LLyM_azyYJ4/s1600/OH%2Bsquat.jpg" height="378" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">A TABATA is a short 4 minute workout of 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds rest and repeat until the 8 rounds are up. This can be any skill you are wanting to work on. If you are doing two skills you will do 4 minutes of one and then 4 minutes of the other. For this workout we are just working on one.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Over Head Squats</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- Start in a standing position with your feet about shoulder width apart. Hold the PVC pipe or broom stick above your head, arms wide and locked out with your elbows pointing downward. Before you do the squat it is important that when you are squatting down to keep your torso vertical, your weight on your heels, knees push out- tracking over the feet. Then when you squat down you will keep your eyes forward and slightly up, your arms out for balance, and squat down until the crease of your hips are at or below your knee, core tight, &nbsp;keeping a good lumbar curve and chest up, then stand back up and repeat.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">You will do as many over head squats as you can in the 20 seconds, then rest ten seconds and repeat until you get to 4 minutes.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>WORKOUT</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1V7NmG1M90/VHKNItAWXpI/AAAAAAAAUbQ/RHk1wLBpYbU/s1600/run.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1V7NmG1M90/VHKNItAWXpI/AAAAAAAAUbQ/RHk1wLBpYbU/s1600/run.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Shirt: Lulu Lemon &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Leggings: Lulu Lemon &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Shoes: Reebok Nano 2 &nbsp;|| Beanie: Forever 21 &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Jacket: Target &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Facility: Layton High School &nbsp;|| &nbsp;Photo Credit: Tyler Ulrich<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xRyU842W_sI/VHKNJnyNPyI/AAAAAAAAUbY/etM5wNSN58Q/s1600/run2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xRyU842W_sI/VHKNJnyNPyI/AAAAAAAAUbY/etM5wNSN58Q/s1600/run2.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />20 minute AMRAP- This means that you are going to do as many rounds as possible in the 20 minute time frame. So just keep going through all the exercises over and over in order until the 20 minutes is up and make sure to count your rounds.<br /><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Run for 200 meters</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- just run the 100 straight meters down and back equalling 200 then you will be in a good spot to do the rest of your exercises.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uy2bsjgY9fI/VHKNMIqBluI/AAAAAAAAUbg/6RC-C48nSKg/s1600/pushup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uy2bsjgY9fI/VHKNMIqBluI/AAAAAAAAUbg/6RC-C48nSKg/s1600/pushup.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wEQqxez361c/VHKNNJMk8vI/AAAAAAAAUbo/HS36cMCTuyI/s1600/pushup2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wEQqxez361c/VHKNNJMk8vI/AAAAAAAAUbo/HS36cMCTuyI/s1600/pushup2.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>10 Push ups</b>- O<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">n your hands and toes, core tight bum tucked under and hips in a line. Go down to chest on the ground and push back up.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure your elbow are tucked into your sides as you bend them and not out to the sides. You want your elbow pointing back.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZ2DXqXRJXE/VHKNPH1BRiI/AAAAAAAAUbw/EmvUc1N1G1w/s1600/stepups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZ2DXqXRJXE/VHKNPH1BRiI/AAAAAAAAUbw/EmvUc1N1G1w/s1600/stepups.jpg" height="542" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">20 Step ups</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">- You will simply find a bench, a step, or anything elevated. Start straight up, step up with one leg onto the bench while bringing the other leg along and standing straight up on the bench, step down and repeat on each leg.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mlx0eNIWrEs/VHKNSAISICI/AAAAAAAAUb4/PrUvXpAydE8/s1600/dips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mlx0eNIWrEs/VHKNSAISICI/AAAAAAAAUb4/PrUvXpAydE8/s1600/dips.jpg" height="412" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">10 Dips-</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;Go over to an elevated surface of the bleacher seats, walk your feet out bend your knees then keeping your hips up and your abs tight bend your arms down into a dip. Elbows back until you reach 90 degrees and straighten arms back up, repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A4xApTcn8bA/VHKNTvWW8pI/AAAAAAAAUcA/tGeDp4kOOoE/s1600/moveitmonday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A4xApTcn8bA/VHKNTvWW8pI/AAAAAAAAUcA/tGeDp4kOOoE/s1600/moveitmonday.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GpV21JVN8LM/VHKNUqZJ-eI/AAAAAAAAUcI/4f2dufMqa44/s1600/lunge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GpV21JVN8LM/VHKNUqZJ-eI/AAAAAAAAUcI/4f2dufMqa44/s1600/lunge.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><b>20 lunge</b>-&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Start straight up then go down into a lunge with your chest up, your knees bent to a 90 degree angle and your hips and shoulders in a straight line, then push back up to a standing position, switch to the other leg and then repeat.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H4s_ErU8IYQ/VHKNWGQq9XI/AAAAAAAAUcQ/OPvaK3kBzLc/s1600/burpee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H4s_ErU8IYQ/VHKNWGQq9XI/AAAAAAAAUcQ/OPvaK3kBzLc/s1600/burpee.jpg" height="448" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><b>10 Burpees</b>- S</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">tart in a standing position, bend down to a squat with your hands on the ground, push your feet back into a push up position, go down into a push up, come back up to push up top position, bring your legs back into the squat and stand straight up with a jump and hands over head at the end.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Repeat all of the exercise in that order until you get to 20 minutes. Give yourself a goal, push yourself and get as many rounds as you can in that 20 minutes.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMOHXSBJb_k/VHKNatrqtTI/AAAAAAAAUcY/fFksVmGg68g/s1600/DSC_8725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMOHXSBJb_k/VHKNatrqtTI/AAAAAAAAUcY/fFksVmGg68g/s1600/DSC_8725.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to come and check out more of my At home workouts&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/10/at-home-crossfit-workouts-part-one.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/11/crossfit-at-home-workouts-anyone-can-do.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/12/crossfit-at-home-workouts-anyone-can-do.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE,</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/02/at-home-workout-4.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">, &nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/04/at-home-workout-day-24-of-leggings.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-2-stadium-bleacher.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4rPjRf8GOwA/VGk3AYZYEuI/AAAAAAAAUZQ/6bmw3z29h_E/s1600/orangeowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4rPjRf8GOwA/VGk3AYZYEuI/AAAAAAAAUZQ/6bmw3z29h_E/s1600/orangeowl.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lKag0984reQ/VGk3CKilWeI/AAAAAAAAUZY/4YKOhpyKZ9s/s1600/DSC_8644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lKag0984reQ/VGk3CKilWeI/AAAAAAAAUZY/4YKOhpyKZ9s/s1600/DSC_8644.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0sa9i9tER84/VGk3DPGxlYI/AAAAAAAAUZg/nqv4XgxJQzs/s1600/DSC_8658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0sa9i9tER84/VGk3DPGxlYI/AAAAAAAAUZg/nqv4XgxJQzs/s1600/DSC_8658.jpg" height="404" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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How do you all view Mondays? It kinda depends on the stage of life I am in. In school I hated Mondays because well the weekend was over and the school week started all over...Monday is so far from Friday. When I was working and had random schedules including weekends Monday was just another day. As a stay at home mom Mondays can go either way. I try to look at them as a fresh start. It helps me a little bit. Because for me Mondays are quite busy these days. I feel like I have to look at them as a fresh start to the week instead of dread them thinking how far from the weekend they are, because the more we think positively the happier we are. To be real it doesn't always work but it is worth it for when it does.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My Mondays start early getting me and the boys ready for the day, usually in a rush because this mama likes sleep so I usually sleep until the very last minute I can and still get out the door in time. I drop Maddux off at a friends house at 8:45 and she takes him to Preschool with her daughter at 9 because I have to be to work at 9, 15 minutes away. So after I drop maddux off, me and Holden head to the gym and I work in the daycare from 9-10. I try to get in a little mini training session in at the gym sometimes by myself sometimes with friends after daycare, usually just rowing or something, because then I have to go and pick Maddux up from school at 11 and then get back to the gym to be able to do the 11:30 class. I do the class and then usually do some mobility or something after. Then I get the boys home, we play for a little bit, eat lunch and then it is their nap time. During nap time now it is time for me to hurry and scarf down lunch so that I can get the weekly cleaning and laundry done before the kids wake up. Once its all done, the boys wake up, we go and pick Ty up from the train station, then make and eat dinner. The rest of the night we try to just hang out as a family. Crazy day that when I think about how busy and go go it is can exhaust me before it even happens, or I can try to look at them as the perfect start to a week, getting my cleaning and laundry done and out of the way so I can enjoy my clean home the rest of the week. So here is to Monday. Crazy busy and all. The more productive I am at the beginning of the week the more productive I am the rest of the week.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What does your Monday consist of?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now lets talk about this amazing hoodie&nbsp;from <a href="http://www.orangeowldesigns.bigcartel.com/" rel="nofollow">Orange Owl Clothing</a> for a minute. Can you believe that it is handmade. Each and every hoodie she makes is unique because they are handmade. I love this so much. Each time I wear it I reflect on the hard work that was put into it, not to mention how incredibly warm and comfortable it is. This is probably the softest hoodie I have ever owned. I also love it compared to other hoodies I own because of how it fits. It is fitted to a womens' body but still comfortable. It is also long and the arms are long which I love. This is perfect for the bitter cold weather we have been having, and a great gift idea for the holidays coming up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can find and order your handmade hoodie&nbsp;from Orange Owl clothing at <a href="http://www.orangeowldesigns.bigcartel.com/"><b>www.orangeowldesigns.bigcartel.com</b></a> make sure to check out all the fun and unique designs. You can also follow their instagram <b>@orangeowlclothing</b> Carly is also so kind that she is giving my readers a coupon code to get <b>15% off</b> of your order. Just use the code <b>YELLOW</b> to get the discount by Novemeber 22nd.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now &nbsp;If you need me I will be snuggled in this outfit on my couch sipping hot coco and watching some Nexflix in my clean home, with the&nbsp;laundry put away, my babies asleep and feeling accomplished today after a crazy but productive day.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a><br /> </center><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/irU9VNT1NaE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com1http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/11/mondays-and-orange-owl-hoodies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-52184914334337397932014-10-20T14:51:00.000-06:002014-10-20T14:51:46.395-06:00Birthdays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aZjQIqRjz-M/VESVf7P6gfI/AAAAAAAAUY4/YEw0TNfEenM/s1600/photo%2B5%2B(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aZjQIqRjz-M/VESVf7P6gfI/AAAAAAAAUY4/YEw0TNfEenM/s1600/photo%2B5%2B(5).jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Well ladies and gents today is my birthday. I am the big 28 which is pretty crazy I do not feel that old, but even with me getting older and older I &nbsp;still look forward to this day each year, I count down, celebrate my whole birthday month and I don't think it will change no matter how old I get. I just love it. It is safe to say that My birthday is my favorite Holiday. I love a lot of holidays most of them actually, I love the get togethers with family and friends, the meaning behind them and the traditions. But birthdays are my favorite. As childish or self absorbed as that sounds there is a reason why.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qi8mDkfr38g/VESSep6UGJI/AAAAAAAAUXk/g8f03P11k0I/s1600/photo%2B1%2B(17).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qi8mDkfr38g/VESSep6UGJI/AAAAAAAAUXk/g8f03P11k0I/s1600/photo%2B1%2B(17).jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />So why do I love my birthday so much? Well first of all it is not just my birthday I just love birthdays in general of my kids, my family and my friends. I genuinely hope that those days for those special people in my life is perfect for them each year. I believe they deserve to be spoiled and celebrated that day each year. It is the one day that is theirs.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3mq_WrJt4ik/VESSqA4NkMI/AAAAAAAAUXs/OH3cbio6bvI/s1600/photo%2B3%2B(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3mq_WrJt4ik/VESSqA4NkMI/AAAAAAAAUXs/OH3cbio6bvI/s1600/photo%2B3%2B(7).jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br />Second I love birthday because a birthday to me equals celebrating that person, but not just celebrating them but their life. To me my birthday is a day that I celebrate my life, the fact that I am living, all the lessons, and things that I have gone through and learned so far in my life, and I get to reflect on my past year since my last birthday. Am I growing? Am I moving forward? Am I moving closer to life goals? Am I making a difference? Have I touched someones life? Am I making memories? Have I gone through life changing situations? Have I learned something new? Have I made a new friend? It is such a fun time to reflect and celebrate.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HeGXiC_rE6Q/VESSvIr_isI/AAAAAAAAUX0/HLYFVpIb0nc/s1600/IMG_7128a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HeGXiC_rE6Q/VESSvIr_isI/AAAAAAAAUX0/HLYFVpIb0nc/s1600/IMG_7128a.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><br />When it is my kids, loved ones, or friends birthdays I want them to know how important they are, but more specifically how important they are to me. How important their life, their love and friendships means to me and what an effect their life has on mine.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qTy1K5skrY4/VESUsf1YKJI/AAAAAAAAUYg/XH1cLC-lgsQ/s1600/photo%2B(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qTy1K5skrY4/VESUsf1YKJI/AAAAAAAAUYg/XH1cLC-lgsQ/s1600/photo%2B(4).jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />So yeah maybe I do want to be a little spoiled on my birthday because well I think I deserve it once a year just like I think you all deserve it on your day! I hope we all let our friends and family know how much their lives means to us on their special day. And I hope that I have touched or helped someone enough that they would want to celebrate with me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6HHmyDpZ8cM/VESS7PuaNAI/AAAAAAAAUX8/4RoJu5pSr9s/s1600/photo%2B4%2B(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6HHmyDpZ8cM/VESS7PuaNAI/AAAAAAAAUX8/4RoJu5pSr9s/s1600/photo%2B4%2B(6).jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Now the fun part. Since I turned 28 today I am going to share with you 28 random facts about me...some you may know and some you may not.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W__BUZQfxxo/VESVHstLn9I/AAAAAAAAUYo/FbdnpbWi8l4/s1600/photo%2B8%2B(5)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W__BUZQfxxo/VESVHstLn9I/AAAAAAAAUYo/FbdnpbWi8l4/s1600/photo%2B8%2B(5)a.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br />1. I am a sugarholic (addicted to sugary treats)<br />2. I own over 30 pairs of leggings. I love to be comfortable but even more I love to have a reason to get dolled up every once in a while.<br />3. I love the color yellow<br />4. &nbsp;I stress and get anxiety about things that are important to me.<br />5. I fractured my back in three places when I was 17 {hair line fractures in my lower back}. I had to wear a back brace as a senior in school and had to quit my love, gymnastics. &nbsp;it was kinda devastating<br />6. I am super grateful I found Crossfit this past year and it is the first thing that has made me feel the way gymnastics used to.<br />7. I did not like high school, it may have to do with the fact that I was shy and awkward. but &nbsp;I loved college because I got a fresh start and started breaking out of my shell a little bit<br />8. I like to be needed, busy and feel like I accomplished something important.<br />9. Sometimes I care too much for people...that I get anxiety about if I am doing enough for them.<br />10. I love music and it is seriously the fuel that keeps me going. I can always find a song that relates to what I am going through at the moment<br />11. I have always been a homebody and my family is everything to me<br />12. I hate goodbyes, they make me sick to my stomach<br />13. I really like to be around people. I like to be out and about and crowds. I do not love to be alone. I would rather go out and do something than stay home and watch a movie.<br />14. I think using power tools and building something is super rewarding and fun<br />15. I didn't have my first kiss until I was 18...in college<br />16. I have huge goals and dreams but am always nervous to share them, because I am also very ashamed and scared of failure<br />17. I get embarrassed super easy, my face turns red, I sweat and I hide my face<br />18. I giggle when I am nervous or uncomfortable<br />19. I feel like I am still learned how to accept myself and break through my shell even at 28<br />20. I do not like to cook but I enjoy cleaning<br />21. Fitness clothing and shoes are my weakness<br />22. I get very awkward around famous people, but I am not afraid to take a selfie with them.<br />23. I am kind of hard to get to know. I am awkward and shy around big groups, but can loosen up a little if you get to know me, which takes a while sometimes because I also struggle with accepting that people want to be my friend.<br />24. I have the sense of humor of a 12-16 year old boy<br />25.I have a terrible memory. I forget and misplace things and events all the time. <br />26. I love how strong I feel when I lift heavy weight, it makes me feel like I can take on anything<br />27. I would rather drive a truck than pretty much anything<br />28. I cannot wait to be a sports mom. I am super exited for my boys to start playing and being the best cheerleader they could ask for.<br /><br />Oh and just for extra fun I share a Birthday with Snoop Dogg now known as Snoop Lion!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-258BzrTpU_0/VEST8BXA2jI/AAAAAAAAUYU/J0-4TV8xFaU/s1600/relax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-258BzrTpU_0/VEST8BXA2jI/AAAAAAAAUYU/J0-4TV8xFaU/s1600/relax.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all have a beautiful Monday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a><br /> </center><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/MaSjzwog-dU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com3http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/10/birthdays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-27395877222690127342014-10-13T00:00:00.000-06:002014-10-13T00:00:07.380-06:00Grandma Julie's Chocolate Chip Cookies {Recipe} <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JS2u2nD6c8k/VDsrM5x5jCI/AAAAAAAAUV8/4Jq7T4Idl9o/s1600/homemadeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JS2u2nD6c8k/VDsrM5x5jCI/AAAAAAAAUV8/4Jq7T4Idl9o/s1600/homemadeb.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Ty's mom is a wonderful cook and baker. I don't think there is anything she can't make. I was a bit intimidated the first time I had to cook after finding out how much Ty loved his mom's cooking. First off I do not love cooking but I do enjoy baking. I remember the first time I made one of his mom's cookie recipes (it wasn't this one) they looked different than his mom's and I could see in Ty's face they just weren't the same even though he was being sweet and telling me they were just fine. lol. Seriously I told myself after that I will never make one of her recipes ever again because I just can't compare to Betty Crocker, people. Well then seven years later I finally decided to take another stab at one of her recipes and it was her famous chocolate chip cookies. I mean a chocolate chip cookie is all the same right?! Wrong! These are heaven. I mean really. If you don't believe me just try them! I was very excited when mine came out fantastical just like hers. I started making them almost every week and gave them out to people. I also probably ate 3 dozen on my own. You need them in your life....soooo you are lucky enough that I am sharing this secret recipe with all of you.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6vM4owVcSk/VDsrP2Pi2vI/AAAAAAAAUWE/17u36RqvbpI/s1600/ingredientsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6vM4owVcSk/VDsrP2Pi2vI/AAAAAAAAUWE/17u36RqvbpI/s1600/ingredientsa.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U_gzHfDCBe8/VDsrRV-L4lI/AAAAAAAAUWM/n-cgIiF-Smw/s1600/mixturea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U_gzHfDCBe8/VDsrRV-L4lI/AAAAAAAAUWM/n-cgIiF-Smw/s1600/mixturea.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UOICniO4RVU/VDsrS5K9LWI/AAAAAAAAUWU/zb0oYLW4nfk/s1600/eggsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UOICniO4RVU/VDsrS5K9LWI/AAAAAAAAUWU/zb0oYLW4nfk/s1600/eggsa.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9kvBJ9GDcXk/VDsrUI_hr7I/AAAAAAAAUWc/V4-loJzMREs/s1600/vanillaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9kvBJ9GDcXk/VDsrUI_hr7I/AAAAAAAAUWc/V4-loJzMREs/s1600/vanillaa.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PW0-4duYHzg/VDsrVqWiGxI/AAAAAAAAUWk/jbCUGVPoPlE/s1600/dougha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PW0-4duYHzg/VDsrVqWiGxI/AAAAAAAAUWk/jbCUGVPoPlE/s1600/dougha.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z2QpxNGzRJY/VDsrXTRb_VI/AAAAAAAAUWs/jCDRbEeVU-c/s1600/recipea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z2QpxNGzRJY/VDsrXTRb_VI/AAAAAAAAUWs/jCDRbEeVU-c/s1600/recipea.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQ4CFgYgnPU/VDsrZG7nQVI/AAAAAAAAUW0/zrLA7THs4K4/s1600/ovena.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQ4CFgYgnPU/VDsrZG7nQVI/AAAAAAAAUW0/zrLA7THs4K4/s1600/ovena.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Ingredients<br /><div style="text-align: left;">3/4 cup Brown sugar</div><div style="text-align: left;">3/4 cup sugar</div><div style="text-align: left;">1/2 cup shortening</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 stick butter</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 eggs</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 teaspoon vanilla</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 teaspoon cinnamon</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 teaspoon baking soda</div><div style="text-align: left;">1/2 teaspoon salt</div><div style="text-align: left;">2 1/2 cups flour&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">1 bag of your favorite chocolate chips</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Directions<br /><div style="text-align: left;">1. Cream together sugars, shortening and butter</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. add remaining ingredients leaving the flour for last and mix&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. then mix again after adding the flour&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. add chocolate chips</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IlDyL11FJwM/VDsrafFtZ1I/AAAAAAAAUW8/HhwgmY_IWF4/s1600/cookiesa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IlDyL11FJwM/VDsrafFtZ1I/AAAAAAAAUW8/HhwgmY_IWF4/s1600/cookiesa.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kRVsAKifgHY/VDsrbma6YsI/AAAAAAAAUXE/ZFrgB_yaQ-4/s1600/chocolatechipa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kRVsAKifgHY/VDsrbma6YsI/AAAAAAAAUXE/ZFrgB_yaQ-4/s1600/chocolatechipa.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0gcEgW9_jZo/VDsrcbUL6MI/AAAAAAAAUXI/VL5V1FKo9ds/s1600/yummya.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0gcEgW9_jZo/VDsrcbUL6MI/AAAAAAAAUXI/VL5V1FKo9ds/s1600/yummya.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I am telling you it is the cinnamon that totally makes these so unique and your house will smell quit amazing. Now go and enjoy...oh and all I have to say is YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!</div><br />I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a><br /> </center><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/nByQ_Jf6LeY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com3http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/10/grandma-julies-chocolate-chip-cookies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-33797199976292086862014-10-06T00:00:00.000-06:002014-10-06T00:00:01.490-06:00Swoob Fit {Yoga as part of my Journey}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7l2KYqcr3aY/VDITXDNLNiI/AAAAAAAAUTs/OPa16JawpQY/s1600/relaxa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7l2KYqcr3aY/VDITXDNLNiI/AAAAAAAAUTs/OPa16JawpQY/s1600/relaxa.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />As part of my journey and to help me improve in my Crossfit training I have taken up Yoga. Yes Yoga its been around forever and been a THING for a while and I just did my very first Yoga pose, very first Yoga class, and used my Yoga mat for its intended purpose for the very first time a few weeks ago.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h1x803hx2Pk/VDITb8kI2iI/AAAAAAAAUT0/MZD8kgsHEpg/s1600/warrior1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h1x803hx2Pk/VDITb8kI2iI/AAAAAAAAUT0/MZD8kgsHEpg/s1600/warrior1a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CbQuuHl7GKk/VDITeTLILqI/AAAAAAAAUT8/tH0B7LM37O0/s1600/balancea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CbQuuHl7GKk/VDITeTLILqI/AAAAAAAAUT8/tH0B7LM37O0/s1600/balancea.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />To be honest I only tried it out because my gym, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrossFitKimokeo" rel="nofollow">Crossfit Kimokeo</a>, added a couple Yoga classes a week with a really awesome instructor so I thought eh why not, but I probably wont continue. Well After the first class I knew this was something I needed to do at least once a week and its something that will help me in so many ways.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NSXweX2IwVk/VDITiPTMCOI/AAAAAAAAUUE/VX0j25oL5UI/s1600/stretcha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NSXweX2IwVk/VDITiPTMCOI/AAAAAAAAUUE/VX0j25oL5UI/s1600/stretcha.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xo7DQLIIdBc/VDITpvVzJ_I/AAAAAAAAUUk/Of4UzFngfCI/s1600/warrior2moda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xo7DQLIIdBc/VDITpvVzJ_I/AAAAAAAAUUk/Of4UzFngfCI/s1600/warrior2moda.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>&nbsp;I look forward to Tuesday nights, Yoga night, because it has helped with my flexibility, it has helped me to recover from the crazy things we put our bodies through during training, but what I really look forward to is relaxing my mind, finding my center and the calm spiritual feeling I am able to feel during that one quiet, and soothing hour once a week.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gEc3BQZGE0U/VDITmCGtbeI/AAAAAAAAUUU/Z0xmKwZ2lHU/s1600/pocketa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gEc3BQZGE0U/VDITmCGtbeI/AAAAAAAAUUU/Z0xmKwZ2lHU/s1600/pocketa.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gXklcnz-l5A/VDITnHitzkI/AAAAAAAAUUc/3cvCM8Cttns/s1600/braa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gXklcnz-l5A/VDITnHitzkI/AAAAAAAAUUc/3cvCM8Cttns/s1600/braa.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />I am not the most flexible, in fact it has shown me how much of my flexibility I have actually lost in my old age from my gymnastics days and is very humbling. I didn't start doing it, because everyone is doing it, in fact that is why I didn't try it out for so long. I am doing it to help recover and I am continuing to do it to try to help mostly with my mental game. You see that is where I struggle the most in crossfit and in life. I am thinking and hoping that continuing Yoga, finding my center, relaxing and focusing on breathing and well my body will help me to accept myself, know myself and believe in myself. I am excited to see where this new little piece of the puzzle will take me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qi4cuXVWyKs/VDITse0HKQI/AAAAAAAAUUs/oUvugu1GEs0/s1600/stretch2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qi4cuXVWyKs/VDITse0HKQI/AAAAAAAAUUs/oUvugu1GEs0/s1600/stretch2a.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GfxAOa8ktyw/VDITtwsplqI/AAAAAAAAUU0/3VGztnEbHOY/s1600/breathea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GfxAOa8ktyw/VDITtwsplqI/AAAAAAAAUU0/3VGztnEbHOY/s1600/breathea.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />As part of my journey and my love of fitness also comes a love of fitness clothing. And when I find a company that I love well I have to share it because it would be rude to keep all that goodness to myself. One of my favorite fitness companies, is a local Utah company called <a href="http://www.swoob.com/" rel="nofollow">Swoob</a>. <a href="http://www.swoob.com/" rel="nofollow">Swoob</a> is known for their sports <a href="http://www.swoob.com/shop/piranha-cross-strap-pocket-sports-bra" rel="nofollow">bras</a> with a built in pocket. They have many designs and types of <a href="http://www.swoob.com/shop/swoob-luana-cross-strap-sports-bra" rel="nofollow">bras</a> they have also added<a href="http://www.swoob.com/shop/black-pant" rel="nofollow"> leggings</a>, <a href="http://www.swoob.com/shop/swoob-now-sexy-later-racerback-tank" rel="nofollow">tanks</a>, <a href="http://www.swoob.com/shop/pocket-crop-leggings" rel="nofollow">crop pants</a>, <a href="http://www.swoob.com/shop/swoob-slouchy-pullover" rel="nofollow">sweatshirts</a> and even<a href="http://www.swoob.com/shop/swoob-ball-cap-1" rel="nofollow"> hats</a>. Their clothing is great for all types of fitness. I wear their clothing during crossfit, running and Yoga and it is perfect for it all.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i7uMvhmm9Z0/VDITvKL5h8I/AAAAAAAAUU8/5Y1IkNfKMHg/s1600/yogapantsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i7uMvhmm9Z0/VDITvKL5h8I/AAAAAAAAUU8/5Y1IkNfKMHg/s1600/yogapantsa.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K4g54WCei-8/VDITxKnnshI/AAAAAAAAUVE/fE9F2T0R2MU/s1600/warrior2backa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K4g54WCei-8/VDITxKnnshI/AAAAAAAAUVE/fE9F2T0R2MU/s1600/warrior2backa.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Swoob clothing is comfortable, supportive, keeps it all in place and it is cute. I love the pocket in the bra which is great for your phone, money, keys or chapstick. I got some of their leggings recently and they even have a hidden pocket at the top which is great for a ipod shuffle, money, gum, key or chapstick.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uiv85oF_ovo/VDIT2vNDzlI/AAAAAAAAUVU/3cw6YG4MeDU/s1600/yogaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uiv85oF_ovo/VDIT2vNDzlI/AAAAAAAAUVU/3cw6YG4MeDU/s1600/yogaa.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-at1KfzSACg8/VDIT46cnJMI/AAAAAAAAUVc/1exfMpzMwQo/s1600/shoulderposea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-at1KfzSACg8/VDIT46cnJMI/AAAAAAAAUVc/1exfMpzMwQo/s1600/shoulderposea.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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These are all things that have helped me to start back up after babies, stay motivated through pregnancy, and through motherhood. All of these have helped me at different times and on different days. They are simple but are everything if this really is important to you and you want this for yourself.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;Find An exercise program I enjoy</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bx4HUv1W8YM/VC2Jzbnuk_I/AAAAAAAAURE/kdupdKIFhB8/s1600/runninga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bx4HUv1W8YM/VC2Jzbnuk_I/AAAAAAAAURE/kdupdKIFhB8/s1600/runninga.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7YUoD4RYR4g/VC2KChAtEMI/AAAAAAAAURM/z0NAvDBuz90/s1600/IMG_7088c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7YUoD4RYR4g/VC2KChAtEMI/AAAAAAAAURM/z0NAvDBuz90/s1600/IMG_7088c.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First and for most you need to enjoy it. If you don't like it, if it is miserable you wont keep at it. There are so many different ways to stay active. Running, Swimming, lifting, crossfit, HITT, Biking, hiking, climbing, sports, dance, barre, boxing and so much more I can't even think of right now. There are options and you are bound to find one of them enjoyable. Try them all out if you have to but find something you love. Most places have free trials so take advantage of those and find what really speaks to you before you invest in memberships. I have found through trying different forms of fitness that I love to run and Crossfit is my passion. I love to run because I can just go, turn my mind off completely and run my heart out for as short or as long as I want. I love Crossift because it pushes me in ways I had no clue I could be pushed, it brings out a drive in me I didn't know I had, it is fun and it teaches me a lot about life.&nbsp;</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Take progression pictures and look back on them</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-84j6LNEnOgU/VCy0TWPnSsI/AAAAAAAAUQs/qwK2RsawUVo/s1600/photo%2B(3)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-84j6LNEnOgU/VCy0TWPnSsI/AAAAAAAAUQs/qwK2RsawUVo/s1600/photo%2B(3)a.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is one that is hard for me but I think it is hard for everyone. But you will be so glad you took these pictures when you look back on them and see how far you have come. Once you have found that form of exercise you love take a picture, and every so often take another and keep doing that and look back on them often. Seeing results is probably one of the best motivators out there. You do not have to share them, you do not have to show anyone, just looking at them yourself will give you that motivation to keep going and see what it is doing for your health.<br /><br />I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I have body image issues I think most women do. I have since I was a teenager. I don't know if it is that my body type isn't the ideal type that are shown in all the magazines or what but I have always struggled with my accepting my thighs, tummy and arms, but especially my thighs. I have been in a rut lately and just haven't seemed like i have been progressing, Then i saw these pictures side by side and i couldn't believe the change. It is hard to see the change in ourselves so take those pictures you will be glad you did. The first picture is a month after I had Holden, The second is when I was just running, the third is when I had been doing crossfit a while and then last one is recently.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Focus and Remember how I feel after I am finished</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jcUcCQ9y28g/VC2KVt2c-wI/AAAAAAAAURU/myPpRkuaTv0/s1600/IMG_7231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jcUcCQ9y28g/VC2KVt2c-wI/AAAAAAAAURU/myPpRkuaTv0/s1600/IMG_7231.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sometimes it is just plain hard to push through the uncomfortable times that working out brings, you are gasping for breathe and just plain tired, and sometimes it is hard to even get out the door to go to the gym. Those are the times you need to really focus on and remember how you feel when you are finished. Did you feel energized? accomplished? proud? strong? Focus on those feelings. Because that is what this is all about.&nbsp;</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;Surround myself with people who I enjoy working out with&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bs8pJjF5Zqs/VCy0iuWm5PI/AAAAAAAAUQ0/zlAYqjwPyyg/s1600/photo%2B2%2B(7)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bs8pJjF5Zqs/VCy0iuWm5PI/AAAAAAAAUQ0/zlAYqjwPyyg/s1600/photo%2B2%2B(7)a.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of my faviorite and most powerful motivators to keep on going. When you hit those hard days, when it is cold outside and you just don't want to go out the door, when you are tired, and are thinking of every excuse in the book remember who you get to go see. Surround yourself with people you enjoy working out with, your friends, people who push you, people who inspire you. Because when you surround yourself with those people they will keep you accountable, they will push you, and you will have a good time.&nbsp;</div><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;Find clothing I love to workout in</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-67UkLpwFvic/VC2OecFGMSI/AAAAAAAAUR0/O0wHVDleIZM/s1600/8a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-67UkLpwFvic/VC2OecFGMSI/AAAAAAAAUR0/O0wHVDleIZM/s1600/8a.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've said it many times before and I will say it again because I truly believe that when you feel good and look good, you perform better. Sometimes all you need to go to the gym on a cold, dark winter morning are some new bright, adorable leggings because you want to go show them off. Some of my favorites are <a href="http://www.albionfit.com/" rel="nofollow">Albion fit</a> {pictured above in the leggings and hoodie},<a href="http://shop.lululemon.com/home.jsp?k_clickid=9105982d-92c1-49e1-b988-396134846fd0&amp;k_trackingid=11x37087&amp;cid=Google" rel="nofollow"> lulu lemon</a>, <a href="http://www.swoob.com/" rel="nofollow">swoobfit</a>, <a href="http://www.reebok.com/us?cm_mmc=RbkSEM_google_ecom-_-Branded-_-Core-_-Reebok&amp;cm_mmca1=US&amp;cm_mmca2=e" rel="nofollow">reebok</a> and <a href="http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/?cp=usns_kw_AL!1778!3!38903045942!e!!g!nike!c" rel="nofollow">nike</a>,&nbsp;</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Use it as my me time</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C74iXdvDfmo/VC2L-pnzsAI/AAAAAAAAURg/DPTIn-HEW0w/s1600/photo%2B5%2B(2)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C74iXdvDfmo/VC2L-pnzsAI/AAAAAAAAURg/DPTIn-HEW0w/s1600/photo%2B5%2B(2)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wrote all about my feelings on everyone getting their time to themselves in this post. But shortly I am just going to say that it is super important mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, single, in a relationship we all need time to ourselves. Something to rejuvinate us, energize us, in the end make us better people and sometimes yes to even get away from responsibility for just a tiny bit. Is it selfish? Well I guess it is, but I have learned that selfish is not always a bad thing. Being selfish one-two hours a day when there are 22 more to be selfless seems like a pretty good deal in the end. Take time for you. It is important. I mean I am saying this for me just as much for you because even though I feel this to be true and know it is what I need as a mother it is hard to put yourself first for a little bit, but I am working on it because I know how good it is for me, my health and my family.&nbsp;</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Write down goals and record times/weights/reps to revisit</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wx3T9bY-Y8/VC2PBSy06pI/AAAAAAAAUR8/NKg6BFVh978/s1600/musica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wx3T9bY-Y8/VC2PBSy06pI/AAAAAAAAUR8/NKg6BFVh978/s1600/musica.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is another great way to see your progress and how far you have come. Progress and results are the best motivators. You then see all the hard work, time and dedication are worth it and it is showing through times, weight, energy level, or strength. Don't just have goals, write them down. Because you forget, you forget what a huge deal it was when you thought of it so when you write them down and look back on them and can say "hey, I achieved that goal." that is going to make you feel good. It is going to motivate you to want to keep growing and then you are writing new goals all the time as you grow and progress.&nbsp;</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Use as therapy&nbsp;</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UNYRhSJmYfU/VC2MOGUC2tI/AAAAAAAAURo/eAZRDaM2zKY/s1600/photo%2B2%2B(2)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UNYRhSJmYfU/VC2MOGUC2tI/AAAAAAAAURo/eAZRDaM2zKY/s1600/photo%2B2%2B(2)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure what it is about exercise but it is great therapy. If you are needing to get out frustration go out for a run and clear your head, go boxing and get some aggression out, kill a work out to make yourself feel strong and worth it or go and lift some really heavy weight to prove you can. See what you are capable of, feel, and use that as fuel to help you get through the workout.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Listen and Rock out to good music</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OvaXHox5Vx4/VC2PqyxXyaI/AAAAAAAAUSE/HetXJgTP2tU/s1600/photo%2B3%2B(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OvaXHox5Vx4/VC2PqyxXyaI/AAAAAAAAUSE/HetXJgTP2tU/s1600/photo%2B3%2B(2).jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A great song, and playlist are great motivators and keep me going when I am tired. Getting a good beat, a song that means something to you, a song that makes you feel like you can fly these are all great motivators and get you pumped and ready to go. Listening to good music helps me to run and just keep going. It helps me lift heavy when I need an extra push and hey I just really like music so it makes me happy while I exercise too, sometimes if you are lucky I even dance.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Reward Myself</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-55uY5IQJlds/VC2Pvvo0ZcI/AAAAAAAAUSM/4sppeU8PbX0/s1600/photo%2B2%2B(8)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-55uY5IQJlds/VC2Pvvo0ZcI/AAAAAAAAUSM/4sppeU8PbX0/s1600/photo%2B2%2B(8)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />This is one that I am not the best at and need to be better at that can be a great tool and motivator is rewarding yourself for exercising, for getting the PR, and for meeting goals. These don't have to be big rewards. It can be allowing yourself 30 extra minutes of sleep, a cheat meal or dessert, or for the bigger successes it can be a piece of workout clothing, or shoes, Just reward yourself with something because you deserve it for working that bum off.<br /><br />I hope that at least a few of these suggestions can help you to stay motivated to workout and enjoy it.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;">Get out there and kick some booty</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a><br /> </center><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/f89Muq9wqoM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com1http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-i-stay-motivated-to-exercise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-46533484182977534372014-09-24T00:00:00.000-06:002014-09-24T00:00:04.662-06:00There is Beauty all Around <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iaU3BAkJzxc/VCH8hpCIKTI/AAAAAAAAUPc/KcALYGR9Fu8/s1600/photo%2B1%2B(10)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iaU3BAkJzxc/VCH8hpCIKTI/AAAAAAAAUPc/KcALYGR9Fu8/s1600/photo%2B1%2B(10)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't been consistent in blogging for a long while. I'm not sure why, it just kinda happened slowly. But I do know I miss it and I feel like apart of me is missing without it. I was blogging less and less until it just kinda stopped for the most part. I think I was getting overwhelmed with what people thought of me and I didn't like that. I started blogging to share myself, my projects, my story, and my mom moments, not to brag or to be the Whitney show, not to look perfect, or show off, in fact the opposite I started this blog as an outlet, I started this blog to share my real life, the beauty and the mess, I wanted to share a project so someone else even if it was just one person could make one and enjoy it as much as I did. I shared my mom stories to show those messy moments yeah you are not alone when those happen. I shared my fashion posts because I loved it and I think its important to keep our interests, hobbies and loves when we become mothers. I shared my fitness posts to help busy moms out there be able to fit in some exercise into that crazy day.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0c1QAd-0oz8/VCH8jbxMjAI/AAAAAAAAUPk/uClEo2ClamQ/s1600/photo%2B3%2B(4)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0c1QAd-0oz8/VCH8jbxMjAI/AAAAAAAAUPk/uClEo2ClamQ/s1600/photo%2B3%2B(4)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I took pictures, and I just wrote. I am not a writer by any means, in fact I used to dread English in school, My grammar is probably terrible, I put punctuation in all the wrong places, but I write and I enjoy writing. It is freeing in a way. I not good at writing but I like it. And I think that is why I have missed blogging so much. Not to mention I have met some incredible people through blogging that I don't think our lives would have crossed if I didn't. It is important to me so I am going to give another stab at it. I am not going to let it get to the point again that I am constantly worried about what I write doesn't sit well with someone in the world. I'm not going to worry if it's cool enough or good enough. I am just going to write, I am going to create, I am going to put together outfits and workouts and I am going to be real.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pfk8yJ4Pgqw/VCH8mO-tv4I/AAAAAAAAUP0/I0tjDxzY_Xo/s1600/photo%2B5%2B(11)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Pfk8yJ4Pgqw/VCH8mO-tv4I/AAAAAAAAUP0/I0tjDxzY_Xo/s1600/photo%2B5%2B(11)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;I am going to be me. I have learned a valuable lesson, at now almost 28, that I knew before but I just don't think it really meant anything to me until now. I have always cared about what people thought of me. I get torn up and hurt if someone dislikes me. I mean, it must be my fault. I must have something wrong with me. I just must not have it. And when these moments happen I crawl right back up in that shell I worked so hard to come out of. In the last little bit I have realized and it has been brought to my attention by friends that, all that type of thinking is only hurting me. Because I am so worried about what people think and so fixated on the ones that don't like me I am not treasuring and focusing, giving credit to or being thankful for my true friends that accept me. It was eye opening I mean I knew it already but for some reason lately this lesson has just clicked for me. I know a little late, but life is a journey and we are always learning life lessons along the way right?! I don't ever want my boys to think that they aren't good enough, that they have to impress every body, I don't want them to think everyone has to like them, or change who they are just to be accepted. I want them to be them and to not be afraid of that.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5VIpK2YSaN8/VCH8nM8khvI/AAAAAAAAUP8/29cPNwhT_3Y/s1600/photo%2B4%2B(3)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5VIpK2YSaN8/VCH8nM8khvI/AAAAAAAAUP8/29cPNwhT_3Y/s1600/photo%2B4%2B(3)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So this post for sure was not meant to be all about coming back to blogging, or about feeling accepted, &nbsp;I just started typing and that is what came out. As I read through it I almost erased it and shortened it cut it all out and started over, but that wouldn't be what I truly wrote now would it. That would be me holding back, not being true to myself and the easy way out. So it stays and with that being said I am excited to tell you about another passion of mine. The outdoors. I grew up camping, Ive never been afraid to get a little dirty, wear a hat and sleep in a tent, but as an adult this has not happened nearly enough and I realized how much I miss and it and kinda need it. There is beauty all around us and if you live in Utah you know how gorgeous it is. So along with blogging more often, you will see me outdoors in nature a lot more often too.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WANufOTdIGQ/VCH8qD2toXI/AAAAAAAAUQE/HkdkzMgyOEo/s1600/photo%2B8%2B(5)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WANufOTdIGQ/VCH8qD2toXI/AAAAAAAAUQE/HkdkzMgyOEo/s1600/photo%2B8%2B(5)a.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last Sunday I woke up craving the outdoors, it was weird but I just thought Id go with it. We decided we would do a family hike up Adam's Canyon that is until I opened the curtains and saw how rainy it was, darn I was a little bummed. So we ate breakfast got ready and decided to at least go on a drive up the canyon to see Pineview and enjoy the mountains through the canyon. The drive up was gorgeous and the leaves were even beginning to change. It was so fun to tell Holden and Maddux about the changing leaves and to see their faces light up every time they saw a cow or horse out in the gorgeous open fields. Even in the car driving I couldn't help but be overwhelmed with the beauty and my love for the country. I love it I just want land so bad one day, that is my dream, land with horses, and even our own cow, some chickens and our own garden with our own fresh veggies, a house with a white picket fence and a wrap around porch. Going outside and just seeing mountains and open skys. Ahhhh what a dream. As we came down the hill into Huntsville we decided to drive around the lake and ended up at the swimming beach.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B22PTyIy2Bk/VCH8rNWLK9I/AAAAAAAAUQM/WHWRBxG2fzk/s1600/photo%2B5%2B(3)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B22PTyIy2Bk/VCH8rNWLK9I/AAAAAAAAUQM/WHWRBxG2fzk/s1600/photo%2B5%2B(3)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The rain had stopped so we decided to get the boys out and walk the beach. Walking the beach turned into my adorable boys throwing rocks into the water and giggling not caring how chilly it was just have fun outside, on the beach with the mountains surrounding us. I couldn't help but just feel grateful. Grateful for my babies, for my family, grateful for this beautiful world, grateful for my friends, grateful for our life situations going on right now, grateful for my amazing crossfit family, grateful for my strength, grateful to be a mom and to be able to house and give birth to those amazing spirits, grateful for my savior and all that he has done for me and knowing he knows me better than I know me, and just grateful for my life.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So go, go outside and when I mean outside I mean in nature in the mountains, by a lake, on a hike. Just breathe in the fresh air and relax, take it all in and enjoy the moment. Get away from the loud for a minute and enjoy the quiet. I am writing that for me also, I am guilty when it comes to life's hustles and bussels getting to me I am probably the most stressed out person and this just made me feel renewed. I can't wait to do it again and my boys are already asking to go back.&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qSNctqVtBU4/VCH8s3ahSAI/AAAAAAAAUQU/i-Z99-ROyls/s1600/photo%2B10%2B(4)a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qSNctqVtBU4/VCH8s3ahSAI/AAAAAAAAUQU/i-Z99-ROyls/s1600/photo%2B10%2B(4)a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />Oh and this little super hero says hi!<br />Love you all, until next time....<br /><br />I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a><br /> </center></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/MzSYW188Nfo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com3http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/09/there-is-beauty-all-around.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-28250589659437662092014-09-16T15:56:00.002-06:002014-09-16T15:56:48.293-06:00How Crossfit Helps me Cope with Depression and be a better Mom- {My Mommy Style}I am super excited and feel very honored to be apart of the<a href="http://www.mymommystyle.com/" rel="nofollow"> My Mommy Style</a> youtube channel series. From day one of me meeting these girls I have looked up to them and am in awe of everything they can do. I love how real they are and that I can relate to their lives and stories. I have had the privilege of hanging out with some of them and they are the most down to earth sweet ladies that I feel lucky to call my friends. As I was at one of their houses filming, first of all I was so nervous and they calmed me right down. Then after the filming we were just talking and I burst into tears, you know just the life stuff and stresses and that day was one I just couldn't hide my feelings and they just stepped right up, gave me advice, gave lots of hugs, let me cry to them, and even sent me with some amazing chocolate chip cookies. I love you girls and I am so thankful you let me be apart of this and contribute to your wonderful blog today.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YEC0z1jMhn4/VBirxlQi71I/AAAAAAAAUN0/UsECn3gjpWA/s1600/fitnessclass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YEC0z1jMhn4/VBirxlQi71I/AAAAAAAAUN0/UsECn3gjpWA/s1600/fitnessclass.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br />I didn't know what to expect when I got to Camille's house to film. I was so nervous I almost turned around to go home. I had no idea what to say and to be honest I didn't know why they chose me to share my story. Did I really even have a story? I just felt like any other mom out there. Nothing super interesting or out of the ordinary. Camille kept reassuring me that I did have a story and something to share I still had no idea how this was going to go, what I was going to say or seriously just wanted to say I'm not cool enough for this. After a deep breathe the cameras started cute Camille and Janae just started asking me a bunch of questions. We talked about my blog, why I started blogging, then it turned into my love of fitness and why I love it so much and then it just kinda slipped out I answered a question saying something about post pardum depression. I was like wait did I really just say that? Is that ok? Do we talk about this? How will other moms respond? And then the conversations just kept going. I told my story. I had a story. I felt inspired to share it, I don't know where it came from but I hope it can just help at least one mom out there struggling with this.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5QWtYXeAGjg/VBixlMPgSyI/AAAAAAAAUOA/09GdzFRd_rI/s1600/IMG_7088a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5QWtYXeAGjg/VBixlMPgSyI/AAAAAAAAUOA/09GdzFRd_rI/s1600/IMG_7088a.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><br />&nbsp;Crossfit and fitness in general, is my mommy time out, it is my me time and it is what helps me to cope with depression, baby blues when my babies were tiny and everyday struggles. There are two things I want you all to gt from my story, That is so weird to say, first, that depression is not something to be ashamed about, it is ok to talk to someone in fact you should and there is no shame in it. Second, It is so important that you get your you time, time for yourself, yes it is a little selfish, but after that small selfish time, you are a better mom, dad, friend and partner and then you can take the rest of the day to helping others and your family.<br /><br />Thank you again My mommys style for helping me find my story and for encouraging me to share it. Every Monday at 2 oclock there will be a new mom sharing her mommy style on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUWNhIUKhYEfVamK2eWh1nQ" rel="nofollow">My mommy style's youtube channel</a> so make sure to follow along and check back to their blog and channel.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IOWJKOZ3YHI" width="480"></iframe> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to have you follow me on <a href="http://instagram.com/whitneyulrich#">Instagram</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>@WHITNEYULRICH</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">to see all my fun pics, my real life, fitness, fashion ideas</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sneak peaks of what I've been working on</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to check out my other social media sites and follow along<br />&nbsp;{links below}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HXkWYccQLeU/UGqgbIhv9RI/AAAAAAAADf0/O9krE9wmfGI/s1600/Signature-Resized.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><center><a href="https://twitter.com/whitneyulrich7" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9XsBHbkuGAg/UGqpdMEH-8I/AAAAAAAADhE/NngorpuN2LE/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0000_Layer-1_RESIZED.png" /></a><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank"><img alt="Subscribe" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zqOr1eLJlMw/UGqpdRYyGXI/AAAAAAAADhM/5_4v6ieEu28/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0001_Layer-2_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://pinterest.com/whitneyulrich7/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pinterest" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0s73LT3eYXg/UGqpeLmAYhI/AAAAAAAADhU/kHnBnZhar3Y/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0002_Layer-3_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-mommys-life-with-a-touch-of-Yellow/213830825317776?fref=ts" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnZSY2u7TAE/UGqpfd2BFvI/AAAAAAAADhg/MveEdVMpxn8/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0004_Layer-5_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyYellowUmbrella" target="_blank"><img alt="Etsy Shop" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hrgo8UDjiHs/UGqpfot807I/AAAAAAAADho/fwty3I1-40o/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0005_Layer-6_RESIZED.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/6102931"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kz-LwFYtW7A/UGqpgBYfsPI/AAAAAAAADhw/Mrt_fVMpXvA/s1600/Social-Media-Icons_0006_Layer-7_RESIZED.png" /></a><br /> </center></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/amommyslifewithatouchofyellow/~4/l41cjde5hcg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814568582880389168noreply@blogger.com0http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-crossfit-helps-me-cope-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564550093130873092.post-68451937728892705202014-09-15T00:00:00.000-06:002014-09-15T00:14:49.538-06:00MOVE IT MONDAY #4 {Family Walk Workout}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0fycbhY5Fo/VBaDvrMBG7I/AAAAAAAAUNc/ykoDmoiOwOo/s1600/2e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0fycbhY5Fo/VBaDvrMBG7I/AAAAAAAAUNc/ykoDmoiOwOo/s1600/2e.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Welcome back to MOVE IT MONDAY. Sorry it has been a couple of weeks since I have posted a workout because it has been really crazy around these parts. We just moved and I am finally feeling settled. But I am back this Monday with a fabulous outside workout that you can bring your kids along with. Last Move it Monday I shared with you a workout on the track and field you can find the whole workout and explanation <a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/08/move-it-monday-3-track-and-field-workout.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">You can also find the bleachers workout&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-2-stadium-bleacher.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp; and the first workout in the park&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">&nbsp;and an introduction to the series&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-intro.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">, you can also find all of my other workouts I have shared on the blog since Last year through the search box on the side or the links I provide at the bottom of this post.&nbsp;</span><br /><br />Today I am super excited to be sharing with you a fun family walk/jog workout. I love this one because the kids and hubby can easily come along, have fun and it is over in 40 minutes. You get cardio and your strength in and it can be done when ever you can fit those 40 minutes in in your busy day. I love the saying it isn't about find the time to workout, it is about making the time. I love that because us as moms have a hard time taking time for ourselves, and when we do we feel guilty but I am here to tell you right now you are worth it. You can take that 1/2 hour to one hour a day to better yourself, because when you do it clears your mind, puts thing in perspective, gives you a sense of renewal and helps you to be a better mom. So now that I have made that all clear lets get started. There is no equipment needed, except you and your kids,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O_ZPfTM1E8E/VBYjQIp3Z1I/AAAAAAAAUNM/d9E6CohJgBQ/s1600/family%2Bwalk%2Bworkout%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O_ZPfTM1E8E/VBYjQIp3Z1I/AAAAAAAAUNM/d9E6CohJgBQ/s1600/family%2Bwalk%2Bworkout%2B.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Let's take a closer look at each exercise and break it all down before we get started....</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">WARM UP</span></b></div>For the warm up, since there will be a lot of walking you are just going to do some stretches on your own<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">TABATA</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">A TABATA is a short 4 minute workout of 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds rest and repeat until the 8 rounds are up. This can be any skill you are wanting to work on. If you are doing two skills you will do 4 minutes of one and then 4 minutes of the other. For this workout we are just working on one.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><b>Burpees</b>- S</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">tart in a standing position, bend down to a squat with your hands on the ground, push your feet back into a push up position, go down into a push up, come back up to push up top position, bring your legs back into the squat and stand straight up with a jump and hands over head at the end.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">WORKOUT</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Your workout is going to be a family walk/jog. Depending on your level of fitness or what you are feeling that day this can either be a brisk walk or a jog with your family. Now to make it a little more challenging and make you sweat a little harder you are going to do a different exercise/skill every 5 minutes.&nbsp;</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CNJA12BKCYM/VBYcgF1sMDI/AAAAAAAAULg/9ztxiYe6huE/s1600/1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CNJA12BKCYM/VBYcgF1sMDI/AAAAAAAAULg/9ztxiYe6huE/s1600/1a.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />After you have walked/jogged 5 minutes you are going to stop right where you are and you are going to do 40 weighted lunges. To add weight you are just going to put one of your kids or a weighted backpack on your back while you do them.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-liqU97-rcGA/VBYcg4_yXII/AAAAAAAAULk/RSjVTJ0FcOQ/s1600/2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-liqU97-rcGA/VBYcg4_yXII/AAAAAAAAULk/RSjVTJ0FcOQ/s1600/2a.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Weighted lunge</b>-&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Start straight up then go down into a lunge with your chest up, your knees bent to a 90 degree angle and your hips and shoulders in a straight line, then push back up to a standing position, switch to the other leg and then repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VAUJNx4V7Ek/VBYciBggefI/AAAAAAAAULw/9hzCryLSfuY/s1600/3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VAUJNx4V7Ek/VBYciBggefI/AAAAAAAAULw/9hzCryLSfuY/s1600/3a.jpg" height="400" width="640" /></a></div><br />Run your second 5 minute and then stop and do 30 jumping squats.<br /><br /><b>Jumping Squat</b>-&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">Start in a standing position with your feet about shoulder width apart. Before you do the squat it is important that when you are squatting down to keep your torso vertical, your weight on your heels, knees push out- tracking over the feet. Then when you squat down you will keep your eyes forward and slightly up, your arms out for balance, and squat down until the crease of your hips are at or below your knee, squeeze your abs in,&nbsp; keeping a good lumbar curve and chest up, then stand back up and jump and repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3w9F4AoIJuM/VBYcjKwZ0wI/AAAAAAAAUL4/MM1xrw6x9lo/s1600/4a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3w9F4AoIJuM/VBYcjKwZ0wI/AAAAAAAAUL4/MM1xrw6x9lo/s1600/4a.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />After another 5 minute walk/ run you will do 20 elevated pushups<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OkV1IUg-Kd4/VBYckMWKTQI/AAAAAAAAUMA/RogdpzwTTXU/s1600/5a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OkV1IUg-Kd4/VBYckMWKTQI/AAAAAAAAUMA/RogdpzwTTXU/s1600/5a.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b>Elevated push ups</b>- You will put your feet up on a curb or stair. O<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">n your hands and toes, core tight bum tucked under and hips in a line. Go down to chest on the ground and push back up.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure your elbow are tucked into your sides as you bend them and not out to the sides. You want your elbow pointing back.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RUoMJeF0LFU/VBYclRcu6PI/AAAAAAAAUMI/NWb2VTxJEZk/s1600/6a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RUoMJeF0LFU/VBYclRcu6PI/AAAAAAAAUMI/NWb2VTxJEZk/s1600/6a.jpg" height="640" width="488" /></a></div>Another 5 minutes and you will do 25 situps<br /><br /><b>Crossfit situps</b>-&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;">This is pretty much just like any other sit up but you are going to bend your knees, open your hips and put the bottoms of your feet together in a butterfly position like the picture above then you will proceed with the sit up until you touch the ground in front of your toes.&nbsp; Lay back and bring yours arms above your head, then using your abs and pulling your back down to the mat sit up, lay back down and repeat.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i0FcDesRz-U/VBYcnhmT36I/AAAAAAAAUMQ/x9XFlpIYsgg/s1600/7a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i0FcDesRz-U/VBYcnhmT36I/AAAAAAAAUMQ/x9XFlpIYsgg/s1600/7a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div>5 more minues walk/ run and then you will do a 1 minute wall sit.<br /><br /><b>Wall sit- </b>With your back up against a wall, or pole you will sit until you are in the position of a chair. You want your legs to be bent to a 90 degree angle. Your feet are shoulder width apart and your cheast is up with your arms to your side, in front of you or above your head.<br /><br />Once your 1 minute wall sit hold is over you will end your workout with your last 5 minutes of walking or jogging. And there you have with the walking and strength about a 40 minute workout that is sure to make you work hard and sweat that your kids can enjoy with you.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to come and check out more of my At home workouts&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/10/at-home-crossfit-workouts-part-one.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/11/crossfit-at-home-workouts-anyone-can-do.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2013/12/crossfit-at-home-workouts-anyone-can-do.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE,</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/02/at-home-workout-4.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">, &nbsp;</span><a href="http://amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/04/at-home-workout-day-24-of-leggings.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.5599994659424px; text-align: start;">, <a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>,&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C7tZn8i_L_g/U_GK4CsbcvI/AAAAAAAAT80/wEKNIIib9g4/s1600/trackandfieldworkout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C7tZn8i_L_g/U_GK4CsbcvI/AAAAAAAAT80/wEKNIIib9g4/s1600/trackandfieldworkout.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br />Welcome back to MOVE IT MONDAY. Sorry it has been a couple of weeks since I have posted a workout because it has been really crazy around these parts. Post coming soon explaining my crazy life these days. But I am back this Monday with a fabulous outside workout that you can bring your kids along with. Last Move it Monday I shared with you a workout on the bleachers you can find the whole workout and explanation <a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-2-stadium-bleacher.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> you can also find the first workout in the park&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-1-workout-in-park.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>&nbsp;and an introduction to the series&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amommyslifewithatouchofyellow.blogspot.com/2014/07/move-it-monday-intro.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>, you can also find all of my other workouts I have shared on the blog since Last year through the search box on the side or the links I provide at the bottom of this post.&nbsp;Today's Move it Monday we are moving over to the High School track and field. This is another great free place that you can get your workout on and an amazing sweat in. Grab your friends, your hubby or go all by yourself for some great therapeutic you time all of us need every once in a while.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m7WvbE-gpWs/U_GK3s1XKYI/AAAAAAAAT8w/JzT2uw6R2K4/s1600/WOD%2B%233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m7WvbE-gpWs/U_GK3s1XKYI/AAAAAAAAT8w/JzT2uw6R2K4/s1600/WOD%2B%233.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Let's take a closer look at each exercise before we get started....</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">WARM UP</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GB-WobWZWys/U_GK9TowFMI/AAAAAAAAT9A/lvIvjT4erEA/s1600/shittleruna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GB-WobWZWys/U_GK9TowFMI/AAAAAAAAT9A/lvIvjT4erEA/s1600/shittleruna.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">Tank: <a href="https://www.victoriassecret.com/?cm_mmc=Google-_-Exact-_-Brand%20-%20High%20Volume%20General%20-%20Computers%20-%20Exact-_-vs&amp;gclid=CKHRiqiKnMACFQyNaQodjmYAww" rel="nofollow">Victoria Secrets</a> || Shorts: <a href="http://www.scheels.com/shop/en/scheels-catalog" rel="nofollow">Scheels</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;|| &nbsp;Shoes:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://shop.reebok.com/us/?cm_mmc=RbkSEM_google_ecom-_-Branded+-+Desktop-_-Core-_-Reebok&amp;cm_mmca1=US&amp;cm_mmca2=e" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">Reebok Nanos</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;||Sports Bra: <a href="http://jane.com/" rel="nofollow">Jane</a> || Bracelet:&nbsp;</span><a href="http://kimokeo.wodoffice.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #fbcd5e; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">Crossfit Kimokeo</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-align: center;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NZWQ-UiKwm8/U_GLBF1bP5I/AAAAAAAAT9I/qDIIcIf2vg4/s1600/shuttletoucha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NZWQ-UiKwm8/U_GLBF1bP5I/AAAAAAAAT9I/qDIIcIf2vg4/s1600/shuttletoucha.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Running/jogging</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">&nbsp;is always a great way to get the body warmed up and ready to go. It gets your heart rate going, your body warm and your blood flow going! This week in the warm up the running is a 30 yard shuttle run &nbsp;You will be on the football field for this one. Start at the end of the field run to the 10 yard line, back to the starting point, then run to the 20 yard line, back to the starting line, then run to the 30 yard line and then back to the starting line.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QhXS2GV60qI/U_GLO6gsueI/AAAAAAAAT9c/14Jx4Jzzvkg/s1600/inchwormpua.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QhXS2GV60qI/U_GLO6gsueI/AAAAAAAAT9c/14Jx4Jzzvkg/s1600/inchwormpua.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Inch Worm Push ups</b> You will start with your legs apart and your hands touching the ground in front of you then you will walk your hand out until you are in a plank push up position, you will do a full push up with your chest touching the ground, back to the plank push up position, then move your hand back to your feet. Then repeat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CbQGU1AW-KI/U_GLHCsF17I/AAAAAAAAT9Q/cZWnKe1CtSI/s1600/samsona.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CbQGU1AW-KI/U_GLHCsF17I/AAAAAAAAT9Q/cZWnKe1CtSI/s1600/samsona.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><b>Samson Stretch</b>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">this is like a front lunge the only difference is you will have your arms above your head and you will keep your chest up stretching back. do 5 on each leg</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">TABATA</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yo_ylgTRla8/U_GLOEVWcrI/AAAAAAAAT9Y/gszhjPvuSds/s1600/pistolsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yo_ylgTRla8/U_GLOEVWcrI/AAAAAAAAT9Y/gszhjPvuSds/s1600/pistolsa.jpg" height="390" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">A TABATA is a short 4 minute workout of 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds rest and repeat until the 8 rounds are up. This can be any skill you are wanting to work on. If you are doing two skills you will do 4 minutes of one and then 4 minutes of the other. For this workout we are just working on one.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><b>Pistol Squats</b>- Pistol Squats are a one leg squat. This requires a lot of balance, core strength and practice. You will balance on one leg squat down until your hip crease it below your knee and then you will stand back up on that one leg, then you will alternate legs until the time is up. Like I said these take a lot of practice if you cannot yet do these you can do then with a bench.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OUU7WenNAoo/U_GLU2XiH5I/AAAAAAAAT9o/995jGyHU5lc/s1600/astpistolsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OUU7WenNAoo/U_GLU2XiH5I/AAAAAAAAT9o/995jGyHU5lc/s1600/astpistolsa.jpg" height="410" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>Pistol squats using a bench</b>- These are a one leg squat. Balance on one leg squat down until your bum touches the bench then stand back up pressing on that one leg and then alternate legs until the time is up. This will help you build the leg strength, work on the balance and get the feel for the unassisted pistols.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">WORKOUT</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sl-PerzR028/U_GLYulEnYI/AAAAAAAAT9w/4cSh_XyUWdI/s1600/runa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sl-PerzR028/U_GLYulEnYI/AAAAAAAAT9w/4cSh_XyUWdI/s1600/runa.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Run for 400 meters</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">- This is once around the track&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NormAi3Tjxc/U_GLaoVtgqI/AAAAAAAAT90/O-a5OlpuJnY/s1600/hrpushupsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NormAi3Tjxc/U_GLaoVtgqI/AAAAAAAAT90/O-a5OlpuJnY/s1600/hrpushupsa.jpg" height="640" width="384" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><b>25 Hand Release&nbsp;</b>&nbsp;</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Pushups-&nbsp;</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">on your hands and toes, core tight bum tucked under and hips in a line. Go down to chest on the ground, then you are going to pick your hands up off the ground, put them back on the ground and push back up.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make sure your elbow are tucked into your sides as you bend them and not out to the sides. You want your elbow pointing back.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iv7eIWw9RqM/U_GLa5Wz87I/AAAAAAAAT94/CbOw0sBH2gc/s1600/run1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iv7eIWw9RqM/U_GLa5Wz87I/AAAAAAAAT94/CbOw0sBH2gc/s1600/run1a.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Run for 200 meters</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">- because it is a shorter distance you want this to be pretty fast pace. This is half way around the track&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-551BFCRE5Bc/U_GLgls04jI/AAAAAAAAT-I/dbbHdsbUpV8/s1600/airsquata.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-551BFCRE5Bc/U_GLgls04jI/AAAAAAAAT-I/dbbHdsbUpV8/s1600/airsquata.jpg" height="566" width="640" /></a></div><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">25 Air Squats</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">- Start in a standing position with your feet about shoulder width apart. Before you do the squat it is important that when you are squatting down to keep your torso vertical, your weight on your heels, knees push out- tracking over the feet. Then when you squat down you will keep your eyes forward and slightly up, your arms out for balance, and squat down until the crease of your hips are at or below your knee, core tight, &nbsp;keeping a good lumbar curve and chest up, then stand back up and repeat.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ev2Ul5Mr6LI/U_GLpSRw2gI/AAAAAAAAT-Y/LaWwNG2rqYU/s1600/run3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ev2Ul5Mr6LI/U_GLpSRw2gI/AAAAAAAAT-Y/LaWwNG2rqYU/s1600/run3a.jpg" height="640" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Run for 100 meters</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">- This is even shorter distance so this one should be a sprint. This is only 1/4 of the track.&nbsp;</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zD0AKvgvKcQ/U_GLm9APRBI/AAAAAAAAT-Q/R4iFR8w1ES4/s1600/burpeea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zD0AKvgvKcQ/U_GLm9APRBI/AAAAAAAAT-Q/R4iFR8w1ES4/s1600/burpeea.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br />25&nbsp;<b style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">burpees</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">- start in a standing position, bend down to a squat with your hands on the ground, push your feet back into a push up position, go down into a push up, come back up to push up top position, bring your legs back into the squat and stand straight up. Repeat 25 times.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">After the Burpees you are past half way, then you will just finish the workout with 100 m run, 25 more air squats, 200 m run, 25 more hand release push ups and then ending with a 400 m run.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Let me know what you think of this workout. I can't wait to hear how you did. 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